Extra-articular fractures of the distal radius

R M Szabo

Extra-articular fractures of the distal radius

Orthop Clin North Am. 1993 Apr;24(2):229-37.

Author

R M Szabo¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, University of California, Davis, Sacramento.

PMID: 8479721

Abstract

Extra-articular distal radius fractures frequently are undertreated. Results correlate directly with restoration of anatomy. Immobilization in plaster is an inferior method of preserving radial length and palmar tilt. Failure to maintain reduction with plaster can be predicted by the initial injury, if reduction is lost, closed reduction of the redisplaced fracture should be accompanied by external fixation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bone Nails
Braces
Casts, Surgical
External Fixators*
Fractures, Ununited / etiology
Fractures, Ununited / therapy
Humans
Joint Dislocations / etiology
Joint Instability / etiology
Median Nerve
Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology
Radiography
Radius Fractures* / classification
Radius Fractures* / complications
Radius Fractures* / diagnostic imaging
Radius Fractures* / therapy
Ulnar Nerve
Wrist Injuries / etiology
Wrist Injuries / therapy
Wrist Joint