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T-Plate Fixation With vs Without Distal Screws for Volar Barton’s Fractures

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September 2025

T-Plate Fixation With vs Without Distal Screws for Volar Barton’s Fractures

Vol: 307| Issue: 9| Number:58| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison of treatment of volar Barton's fracture with T plate using distal end screws and without distal end screws.

Pak J Med Sci. 2024 Sep;40(8):1797–1801.

Contributing Authors:
S Haider MZ Awais E Salik MT Iqbal

Synopsis

Sixty patients with closed volar Barton’s fractures were randomized to receive a 3.5-mm T-plate with distal end screws (n=30) or the same T-plate without distal end screws (n=30). The primary outcome of interest was wrist function by Green-O’Brien score. Secondary outcomes included radiographic alignment by Stewart score, fracture-healing stage by Modified Warden score, and callus formation stage ...

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