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

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

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

Distal radial fracture: Volar locking plate vs. closed reduction and percutaneous wire

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Oct 2;95(19):1737-44. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00232.

Comparative short-term efficacy of volar plate vs. EF for complex distal radius fracture

J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Jan;40(1):34-41.

No benefit of calcium phosphate bone cement in distal radial fracture plate fixation

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Apr 6;93(7):609-14.

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

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

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

Clinical & economic effects of K-wire & volar locking-plate fixation for radial fractures

Health Technol Assess. 2015 Feb;19(17):1-124

Pronator quadratus repair during volar plating of distal radius fractures

Eur J Med Res. 2015 Nov 25;20(1):93

Distal radial fracture: MICRONAIL system versus volar locking plate over 12 months postop

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2013 Sep;38(7):774-9

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

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Occupational Therapy is not superior to Independent Exercises After Volar Plate Fixation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; 2011; 93(A): 1761-1766

No difference in 3-year outcome between volar plate and external fixator for dorsally displaced DRF

J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Jan;44(1):18-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.09.015

K-wires cost-saving compared to volar locking plates in distal radius fracture treatment

Bone Joint J. 2015 Aug;97-B(8):1082-9.

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

Volar plate fixation vs. external fixation in treatment of unstable distal radius fracture

J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Jul;40(7):1333-40

Volar locking plates versus methods requiring immobilization for treatment of DRFs

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

Function and radiographic outcome of carbon peek and titanium locking plates similar for DRF

Injury. 2017 Oct;48 Suppl 3:S24-S29

No ROM loss from delayed wrist mobilization after plate fixation of distal radial fracture

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