Surgery for congenital forearm bone fusion in children
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Genetic & congenital clinical trials.
This study tests a surgery to correct a birth defect where the two forearm bones are fused together near the elbow, which limits arm rotation. The surgery uses a double bone-cutting technique to help improve arm movement in children aged 4 to 12.
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Who can take part
- The child must be between 4 and 12 years old.
- The condition must be congenital (present at birth) and not caused by an injury.
- Only the elbow-area joint (radioulnar synostosis) should be affected — not the wrist area.
- The child should not have any nerve or muscle disorders.
- This is a surgical study using a double osteotomy (bone-cutting) technique to correct the fusion.
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