Arthroscopic resection of an osteochondral loose body in the distal radioulnar joint: A case report

We report a 34-year-old man who presented with ulnar wrist pain, painful click, and locking during forearm rotation following a motorcycle accident. Plain radiographs showed a loose body in the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ), deformity of the sigmoid notch and ulnar head, and ulnar minus variant. The DRUJ deformity was assumed to be associated with physeal injury of the distal ulna during childhood. Conservative treatment with a splint and oral analgesics for 3 months failed. During DRUJ arthroscopy, osteoarthritic changes were found, and the loose body was resected using DRUJ arthroscopy. Histological examination showed an osteochondral loose body. The patient remained asymptomatic without recurrence or DRUJ instability 2 years postoperatively.