Corrective osteotomy for bilateral madelung's deformity

Abstract

Madelung's deformity is the developmental anomaly of the wrist. Delayed growth rate of the medial side of the distal radius growth plate and articular surface rotation causing relatively shortening of the medial side of the radius are considered to be the main reasons. The diagnosis of the condition is based on clinical and radiological findings. Patients with this deformity are treated by surgical or conservative methods according to the severity of the symptoms. In this paper, we present a patient with bilateral Madelung's deformity who underwent corrective osteotomy.