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Evaluation of treatment options for unstable extra-articular distal radial fractures

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August 2013

Evaluation of treatment options for unstable extra-articular distal radial fractures

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:369| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Should unstable extra-articular distal radial fractures be treated with fixed-angle volar-locked plates or percutaneous Kirschner wires? A prospective randomised controlled trial

Injury. 2011 Feb;42(2):162-6.

Contributing Authors:
I McFadyen J Field P McCann J Ward S Nicol C Curwen

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56 patients with closed, unilateral, dorsally displaced, unstable extra-articular distal radius fractures were randomized in to a group receiving treatment with either a volar locking plate fixation or percutaneous wire fixation (K-wire fixation). The results from this study indicated that volar locking plate fixation produced better reductions, determined through radiological assessment. The vola...

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