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Case Report

Volume 16, Number 1, June 2026, pages 20-26

Re-Inventing the Bicycle: A Modification of the Sauve-Kapandji Procedure

Figures

↓  Figure 1. Schematic drawing of the procedure.
Figure 1.
↓  Figure 2. Pre- and postoperative X-rays of the first patient.
Figure 2.
↓  Figure 3. Pre- and postoperative X-rays of the second patient.
Figure 3.
↓  Figure 4. Showing postoperative X-rays with 1 cm gap.
Figure 4.
↓  Figure 5. Pre- and postoperative X-rays of the third patient.
Figure 5.

Table

↓  Table 1. Preoperative and Postoperative Clinical Outcome
 
ROMPatient 1 right wristPatient 2 left wristPatient 3 right wrist
PreopPostop (12 months)PreopPostop (12 months)PreopPostop (18 months)
Postop: postoperative; Preop: preoperative; ROM: range of motion.
Flexion/extension65-0-45°70-0-50°65-0-40°80-0-60°70-0-50°75-0-55°
Pro-/supination60-0-70°65-0-75°50-0-3580-0-90°60-0-90°85-0-85°
Ulnar-/radial adduction5-0-5°20-0-15°0-5-25°30-0-30°20-0-20°30-0-15°
Jamar grip force in kg143014231220
Pain rating scale (numerical rating scale 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain)7/100/109/100/108/100/10