Tratamiento quirúrgico de las fracturas del radio distal en pacientes jóvenes
- Arenas Planelles, Antonio
- Ortega Arruti, J.A.
- Corchuelo Maíllo, C.
- Arenas Miquélez, Antonio
- Ortega Sáez, M.
ISSN: 0304-5056
Year of publication: 2008
Volume: 43
Issue: 236
Pages: 165-172
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista española de cirugía osteoarticular
Abstract
A total of 118 cases of fracture of the distal radius in young patients (smaller of 40-year-old) treated in our Department between years 1992 and 2004 are presented. A volar plate was used as fixation method in 26 cases, percutaneous Kirschner wires in 60 cases, external fixator in 25 and external fixator plus Kirschner wires in the 7 remaining cases. After the review of the series, we have observed the best results in the group of cases treated with volar plate and a greater incidence of clinical sequelae and vicious consolidations in the patients treated by external fixation