Patients with malunion of the distal radius can experience significant disability in the form of pain, arthritis, decreased range-of-motion, weakness, and visible deformity [ 2- 7].
Breast cancer survivors frequently experience shoulder and arm pain, decreased range of motion, muscle weakness, and lymphedema.
Symptoms vary depending on which muscles and nerves are damaged and can include neck pain and decreased range of motion, headaches, dizziness, ringing in the ears, numbness, weak hand grip and tingling of the fingers.
Although the decreased range of motion was prominent, subjects were able to complete most of the tasks by compensating with their elbow and trunk.
Compared to young adults, older adults exhibit a slower walking speed, smaller step length, shorter swing phase time and decreased range of motion in their lower extremity joints.
"The two debilitating features of osteoarthritis are pain and decreased range of motion.
Malposition of the tuberosities can lead to impingement and decreased range of motion [3, 9, 10].
Complications include malunion, post-traumatic arthritis, and decreased range of motion [30].
Non-anatomical capsular closure of a standard parapatellar knee arthrotomy leads to patellar maltracking and decreased range of motion: a cadaver study.
Thus, fractures of the radial head are at risk for elbow stiffness, decreased range of motion, decreased quality of life, and instability, either with or without surgery.
