Volar plating for distal radius fractures shows better results than dorsal nail fixation

Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2011 Sep;97(5):471-8. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2010.11.011. Epub 2011 Jun 11

Volar locked plating of dorsally displaced fractures of the distal radius

Acta Orthop. 2011 Feb;82(1):76-81.

AAHS 2015: Intramedullary fixation vs. volar locking plate for distal radius fracture

Intramedullary nail and volar plate offer similar outcome in displaced, unstable DRFs

J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Jun;40(6):1095-101

Efficacy of volar plating vs. external fixation for unstable distal radius fractures

J Surg Res. 2015 Jan;193(1):324-33.

Volar locking plates versus methods requiring immobilization for treatment of DRFs

World J Orthop. 2016 Oct 18;7(10):687-694

AAHS 2015: Volar locking plates vs external fixation for unstable distal radius fractures

Outcomes after external fixation vs. volar plating for displaced intra-articular DRF

J Orthop Traumatol. 2014 Dec;15(4):265-70

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

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

Similar outcome using intramedullary nailing or plate fixation for distal radius fractures

Injury. 2014 Jan;45 Suppl 1:S3-8. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.10.045. Epub 2013 Nov 4

Immobilization vs. no immobilization following volar plate fixation of a distal radius fracture

Injury. 2019 Feb;50(2):386-391.

Comparison of volar locking plate vs K-wires in dorsally displaced distal radius fractures

J Orthop Surg Res. 2015 Jul 15;10(1):108

Volar locking plate vs. percutaneous K-wire for distal radius fracture

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015 Sep;473(9):3017-27

Unstable distal radial fractures managed with external fixation require fewer reoperations

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Sep;90(9):1214-21

Earlier recovery of function and ROM with volar plate vs external fixation for intraarticular DRFs

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Feb 20;101(4):311-321. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.18.00014

AAOS: Pronator quadratus repair following volar plate fixation offers no clinical benefit

Similar 6-month outcome between distal and proximal volar locked plates for displaced DRFs

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2016 Jun;41(5):536-42

OTA2018: Volar plating demonstrated cost-efficacy relative to cast immobilization for displaced DRFs

Locked intramedullary fixation and plating for clavicle fractures show similar outcome

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Sep;19(6):783-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.05.002

OTA 2019: No difference between IM nail or locked plate for proximal tibia fractures