Traumatic Rare Volar Distal Radioulnar Joint (DRUJ) Dislocation in a Geriatric Female Patient: A Case Report
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Isolated volar distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) dislocation is a rare type of traumatic joint dislocation and is rarely seen even by orthopaedic specialists. Surgical intervention is often not warranted, as closed reduction followed by immobilisation is often successful. This is the case of an 88-year-old woman who presented with pain in the right forearm after a fall. The diagnosis of a volar DRUJ dislocation was confirmed by radiographic imaging and treated by closed reduction. After immobilisation in a long-arm cast for three weeks and a forearm splint for another two weeks, full functionality of the hand and wrist was eventually gained after six months. The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) usually provides sufficient stability and healing to stabilise the DRUJ.
Source: Cureus
Authors: Felix Barth, Martin Waldner, Mathias Häfeli
Institutions: Hochgebirgsklinik Davos, Kantonsspital Graubünden
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7155195295