Acquired Madelung-like deformity in a gymnast
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1Connecticut Combined Hand Service, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, Newington Children's Hospital, Conn.
The Journal of Hand Surgery
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
High-level gymnastic training may cause clinical and radiographic changes in the wrist. A case is reported demonstrating bilateral closure of the ulnar side of the distal radius epiphyseal plate in a patient with a history of high-level gymnastic training. Cumulative microtrauma to the ulnar side of the distal radius epiphyseal plate may cause premature closure leading to a Madelung-like deformity.