Single-stage management of a neglected radial club hand deformity in an adult.

Radial club hand is an intercalary congenital deformity involving the forearm, wrist and hand. A congenital absence of radius (partial or complete) and ulnar bowing are classical radiographic abnormalities seen in this condition. This deformity is usually treated surgically in infants and young children but the management of this problem in an adult is complex and challenging. We present a neglected case of an adult with severe and rigid deformity that was successfully treated by one-stage correction involving ulnar osteotomy and wrist arthrodesis, simultaneously.