Wrist Arthroplasty for Forearm Contracture due to C 6 Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report

Abstract

We performed the Sauve-Kapandji procedure for forearm contracture due to C6 spinal cord injury. The patient, a 40-year-old man, injured his spinal cord in a traffic accident four years ago and was diagnosed with complete C6 neurological lesion. He complained of upper extremity deformity caused by hematoma in his forearm formed by pushing his wheelchair. His supination contracture caused palmar dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint, which resulted in the formation of the hematoma. We carried out surgical treatment using the Sauve-Kapandji procedure. He is now able to push his wheelchair without hematoma.