Comparison of subjective outcomes of Darrach and Sauvé–Kapandji procedures at a minimum 2 years’ follow-up

The outcome of Sauve Kapandji procedure on patient with DRUJ arthritis: A case report

“…However, Darrach treatments were advised for osteoarthritis more frequently than SK procedures for instability. In some studies, SK is superior to Darrach procedure in physical occupation or sports activities [2] .…”

“…It prevents the deterioration of joints and soft tissues. Additionally, it decreases synovial proliferation, particularly for the SK technique [2] , [7] .…”

“…The distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) is frequently involved in inflammatory diseases, both degenerative and notably traumatic, resulting in pain, wrist motion and strength loss, and severe functional impairment [1] , [2] . DRUJ dysfunction can be highly incapacitating.…”

Association between radioulnar impingement and salvage surgical procedures of the distal radioulnar joint: influence of confounding variables

“…Nevertheless, many surgeons select the S–K procedure rather than the Darrach procedure to treat DRUJ (Lluch, 2013; Taleisnik, 1992), although this decision is not supported by published evidence. We could find only eight studies that compared results between S–K and Darrach procedures, but none of these assessed the rate of SRUIS as their main objective (Carl and Lifchez, 2019; George et al., 2004; Hagino et al., 1999; Kobayashi et al., 2005; Minami et al., 2005; Nakagawa et al., 2003; Roulet et al., 2021; Verhiel et al., 2021). Three of them compared among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (Carl and Lifchez, 2019; Hagino et al., 1999; Nakagawa et al., 2003), two addressed post-traumatic sequelae (George et al., 2004; Verhiel et al., 2021), one studied patients with osteoarthritis (Minami et al., 2005) and one patients with mixed aetiologies (Roulet et al., 2021), while the remaining investigation was limited to radiographic evaluations (Kobayashi et al., 2005).…”

“…Various studies (Douglas et al., 2014; Sauerbier et al., 2002; Watson and Brown, 1989) have related symptomatic radioulnar impingement syndrome (SRUIS) to the type of surgery, especially comparing between Darrach and S–K (George et al., 2004; Hagino et al., 1999; Kobayashi et al., 2005; Minami et al., 2005; Nakagawa et al., 2003; Roulet et al., 2021), while others have proposed modifications of the original techniques to improve the functional outcome (Kim et al., 2021; Minami et al., 2018; Sotereanos and Leit, 1996). However, their conclusions were based on the results of bivariate statistical analyses, taking no account of potential confounders of the association between outcomes and surgical procedure.…”