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No benefit of calcium phosphate bone cement in distal radial fracture plate fixation
March 2013
No benefit of calcium phosphate bone cement in distal radial fracture plate fixation
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Effect of calcium phosphate bone cement augmentation on volar plate fixation of unstable distal radial fractures in the elderly
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Apr 6;93(7):609-14.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
50 unstable wrist fractures in patients greater than 65 years old were randomly assigned to be surgically treated either with volar locking plate fixation or a combination of volar locking plate fixation and calcium phosphate bone cement. Calcium phosphate bone cement has been proposed to improve the stability of implant-bone constructs. The results of this study indicate that there were no signif...
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