Figure 1. Volar incision of forearm incorporating a carpal tunnel release. Figure 2. Incisions for the release of the thenar (T) and hypothenar (H) compartments.

OBJECTIVES To assess the utility of the dorsal tangential view (DTV) in detecting intraoperative dorsal screw penetration in distal radius fractures treated with volar locked plating. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Academic level 1 trauma center. PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS Skeletally mature patients where open reduction internal fixation with volar locked plating was the definitive...

BACKGROUND The goals of this study were to compare maximal metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) flexion angles after application of a volar short arm splint at 3 different locations and verify the relations between the three different physical and radiological locations. METHODS Forty dominant hands of healthy subjects were analyzed in the study. We defined a transverse skin folding line as a lin...

The authors report on a rare case of multicentric giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath in the right index finger of a 76-year-old woman. In the present case, three lesions simultaneously arose at different sites in the same finger. Magnetic resonance imaging and intraoperative findings revealed no contiguity among the three lesions. A multicentric origin of the tumor is unusual. SICOT Online R...

OBJECTIVE Fracture of the proximal half of the radius shaft can be exposed by either one of volar or dorsal approaches. The aim of this study was to compare the results of volar and dorsal approach for surgical treatment of proximal half fracture of the radius. METHODOLOGY This prospective study was performed from April 2008 to March 2012 in two teaching hospitals. Seventy adults patients wit...

Background. Dorsally comminuted distal radius fractures are unstable fractures and represent a treatment challenge. The objective of this study was to evaluate the functional and radiological outcome of dorsally comminuted fractures of the distal radius fixed with a volar locking plate. Patients and Methods. Thirty-three consecutive patients with dorsally comminuted fractures of the distal end ...

Volar locking-plate and kirschner-wire fixation did not differ in terms of functional outcomes after dorsally displaced distal radial fracture.

The treatment of distal radius fractures has evolved substantially over recent years. Most authors still agree that anatomic reconstruction of both the radiocarpal and radioulnar joints is required to restore normal wrist kinematics and achieve optimal outcomes in both the short and long term.1–3 More controversial is the question of how to achieve anatomic reconstruction of the distal radius. ...