TRAUMATIC PLASTIC BOWING DEFORMITY OF THE RADIUS AND ULNA IN A SKELETALLY MATURE ADULT

An 18 1/2 year old skeletally mature male sustained a plastic bowing d eformity of the radius and ulna due to entrapment of the forearm aroun d a large, rapidly rotating cylinder. The deformity was corrected by c losed reduction under general anesthesia and a good functional result was achieved. This injury, which can occur in young adults as well as children, must receive adequate reduction, either open or closed, in o rder to restore normal range of motion.