Comparison of Volar Locking Plate versus External Fixation with Additional K Wires for Displaced Distal Radius Fractures
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Background: The most frequent fractures of the upper extremities are distal radial fractures, which account for about one-sixth of all fractures treated in emergency rooms. Objective: Comparing the functional, clinical, and radiological results of two distinct fixation methods in patients with displaced distal radial fractures. Patients and methods: Over the course of six months, thirty patients with displaced distal radius fractures were treated; fifteen underwent open reduction and internal fixation using a volar-locked plate (group A), and the remaining fifteen underwent external fixator with K-wires augmentation (group B). The Quick DASH Scoring method, radial volar tilt, radial length, and radial inclination are among the radiological parameters were evaluated.
Source: Cuestiones de Fisioterapia
DOI: 10.48047/m79k8w43
Authors: Mohamed Ahmed Baz, Mohamed Osama Hegazy, Hazem Mahmoud Cashlan
Institutions: Helwan University, Benha University
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410826357