RT Journal
T1 Volar Locked Plating Improved Wrist Range of Movement More Than External Fixation for Distal Radial Fracture
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2009
FD May 1
VO 91
IS 5
SP 1280
OP 1280
DO 10.2106/JBJS.9105.ebo2
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.9105.ebo2
AB 
Patients: 88 patients (mean age 51 y, 53% women) with a fracture of the distal part of the radius requiring operative repair (a score of 3 of 5 possible points according to the instability criteria scoring system of LaFontaine et al.) that could consist of open reduction and internal fixation or external fixation and Kirschner (K)-wires. Exclusion criteria included volar and dorsal shear fractures and skeletal immaturity. All patients completed the study; 77 patients (88%) were included in the analysis.