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Management of Severely Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures.

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Brogan, DM; Richard, MJ; Ruch, D; Kakar, S
Published in: J Hand Surg Am
September 2015

Distal radius fractures are among the most common fractures of the upper extremity. Indications for operative and nonsurgical management have evolved over time, as have fixation techniques. Volar locking plates are commonly used in the treatment of selected distal radius fractures such as low-energy or relatively uncomplicated fractures. They have limitations, however, in the management of highly comminuted fracture patterns and in polytrauma patients. In these patients, other methods ranging from spanning fixation to fragment-specific fixation have emerged as useful alternatives in the surgeon's armamentarium for treatment of these challenging fractures.

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Published In

J Hand Surg Am

DOI

EISSN

1531-6564

Publication Date

September 2015

Volume

40

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1905 / 1914

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radius Fractures
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Orthopedics
  • Humans
  • Fractures, Comminuted
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Bone Plates
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Brogan, D. M., Richard, M. J., Ruch, D., & Kakar, S. (2015). Management of Severely Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures. J Hand Surg Am, 40(9), 1905–1914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.03.014
Brogan, David M., Marc J. Richard, David Ruch, and Sanjeev Kakar. “Management of Severely Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures.J Hand Surg Am 40, no. 9 (September 2015): 1905–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.03.014.
Brogan DM, Richard MJ, Ruch D, Kakar S. Management of Severely Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Sep;40(9):1905–14.
Brogan, David M., et al. “Management of Severely Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures.J Hand Surg Am, vol. 40, no. 9, Sept. 2015, pp. 1905–14. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.03.014.
Brogan DM, Richard MJ, Ruch D, Kakar S. Management of Severely Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Sep;40(9):1905–1914.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Hand Surg Am

DOI

EISSN

1531-6564

Publication Date

September 2015

Volume

40

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1905 / 1914

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radius Fractures
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Orthopedics
  • Humans
  • Fractures, Comminuted
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Bone Plates
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
  • 3202 Clinical sciences