Isolated Lesions of the Radio-Ulnar Disk Treated with Excision

Abstract

Twelve patients with isolated lesions in the radio ulnar disk are reviewed. In the traumatic cases, where peripheral ruptures were found at operation, the results after excision were satisfactory, whereas patients with no evident traumatic etiology, where a degenerated disk was found, did not benifit from the excision. Resection of capitulum ulnae is recommended in such cases.