Ossification of the pseudarthrosis following the Sauvé-Kapandji procedure: a case report and review of the literature

Jesse Seilern Und Aspang; David Böckmann; Jochen Erhart; Thomas Haider

doi:10.1080/23320885.2021.1910040

Ossification of the pseudarthrosis following the Sauvé-Kapandji procedure: a case report and review of the literature

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2021 Apr 16;8(1):66-71. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2021.1910040.

Authors

Jesse Seilern Und Aspang¹, David Böckmann², Jochen Erhart², Thomas Haider^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma-Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Brothers of Saint John of God Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt, Austria.

Abstract

We report a case of new onset pain and loss of forearm rotation 3 years after Sauvé-Kapandji (SK) procedure. A revision ulnar osteotomy with application of bone wax restored ROM through 17 months follow-up. A literature review of pseudarthrosis ossification after SK procedure was also performed.

Keywords: IV – V; Sauvé-Kapandji procedure; pseudarthrosis ossification; revision surgery; ulnar synostosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.