Volar Locking Plate Osteosynthesis for Distal Radial Fractures

Volar locking plate osteosynthesis for distal radial fractures.

PURPOSE To review the one-year outcome after volar locking plate fixation for distal radial fractures. METHODS Records of 22 men and 40 women aged 17 to 86 (mean, 52.5) years who underwent volar locking plate fixation for distal radial fractures were reviewed. According to the Fernandez classification, the distal radial fractures were classified as type 1 (n=20), type 2 (n=24), type 3 (n=6), ...

Polyaxial versus uniaxial volar locking plate for distal radial fractures.

PURPOSE To compare the penetration of the distal screws in relation to the thickness of the distal metaphysis in the polyaxial versus uniaxial volar locking plates. METHODS Records of 78 patients aged 16 to 79 years who underwent open reduction and internal fixation for distal radial fractures (n=81) were reviewed. All fracture subtypes were included. 20 men and 22 women aged 18 to 79 (mean, ...

Screw length in volar locking plate fixation for distal radial fractures.

PURPOSE To develop a reference for the distal screw length in volar locking plate fixation for distal radial fractures in an East Asian population. METHODS 12 pairs of forearm specimens from 11 male and one female East Asian cadavers were scanned using computed tomography. On sagittal images of the distal radius, the mean cortex-to-cortex distance of 8 quadrants was measured as a reference fo...

Unstable Distal Radial Fractures Treated with External Fixation, a Radial Column Plate, or a Volar Plate

Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis using a locking compression plate for distal femoral fractures.

PURPOSE To evaluate treatment outcomes of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) for distal femoral fractures in 31 patients. METHODS 22 male and 9 female consecutive patients aged 21 to 65 (mean, 42) years underwent minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis using a locking compression plate (LCP) for distal femoral fractures. The causes of injury were vehicular accidents (n=24), falls ...