DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......that undisplaced distal radius fractures can...O3043THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL FIXATION IN THE TREATMENT...FRACTURES OFTHE DISTAL RADIUS. IS THE TYPE...demonstrate that external fixation cannot be used...fractures of the distal radius associated with...treated ...

External fixation or casts for radial fractures

The Journal of Perioperative Practice;  February 1, 2008 ;     599 words ......Fracture of the distal radius ('broken wrist...fixation is external fixation. Objectives...comparing external fixation with conservative...fractures of the distal radius in adults...evidently unstable distal radial fractures...assessment. External ...

Redisplaced unstable fractures of the distal radius: A randomised,...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  July 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......fractures of the distal radius to compare bridging...non-bridging external fixation using pins placed...Non-bridging external fixation is the treatment...fractures of the distal radius which have sufficient...volar tilt of the distal radius must be ...

A meta-analysis of the literature on distal radius fractures: review of...

Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases;  June 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......fractures of the distal radius. A comprehensive...papers dealt with external fixation versus closed reduction...without additional external fixation. There was insufficient...trials showed that external fixation was favored over...series showed that external ...

Indirect reduction and percutaneous fixation versus open reduction and...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  June 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......fractures of the distal radius was randomised...reduction and external fixation (n = 88) or open...Fractures of the distal radius are the most...in a cast with external fixation,6-11 or different...reduction and primary external fixation with formal ...

Treatment of intra-articular fractures of the distal radius: FLUOROSCOPIC...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......fractures of the distal radius underwent arthroscopically...reduction and external fixation plus percutaneous...intra-articular distal radius fractures improves...fractures of the distal radius to evaluate...stabilisation with an external fixator and...

BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc. Progressive Following.

M2 Presswire;  February 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ......OS1 Bone Graft for the treatment of distal radius (wrist) fractures. In the randomized, controlled study evaluating distal radius fractures treated with external fixation versus external fixation augmented with GEM OS1, patients treated...

Small Bone Innovations Completes Integration of Acquired Companies and...

PR Newswire;  November 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Internal Fixation; External Fixation; Tissue Technology...set, and a new distal radius plating system...Fixation Systems. External Fixation Systems: Wide range...ankle and general external fixation systems; RingFIX...

Kinematics of the wrist: Evidence for two types of movement

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  March 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......that dynamic external fixation of a fracture of the distal radius carries with...for dynamic external fixation of the wrist...surface of the distal radius on the lateral...point on the distal radius. To eliminate...

External fixation for displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneum

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......using percutaneous reduction and external fixation can be carried out for Sanders' type...early and delayed complications. External fixation with closed or percutaneous reduction...preliminary studies17-20 on the use of external fixation in calcaneal fractures, and this...

CME QUESTIONS - April 2008

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......review? a. After spanning external fixation nonunion, malunion and minor...common than after sparing external fixation. b. After spanning external fixation maiunion and nonunion are more common than after sparing external fixation but there is no difference...infection ...

Comparison between external fixation and sliding hip screw in the...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......randomised controlled trial to compare external fixation of trochanteric fractures of the...in 18 patients (60%) treated with external fixation, whereas there was a single case...reduction.3 Closed reduction with external fixation has been accepted as a cost-effective...

Treatment of fractures of the distal end of radius by delayed external...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  January 1, 2003 ;     374 words ...Introduction : External fixation is a good alternative method...yrs) which were treated by external fixation during the last 4 years. Eight...delay in the application of external fixation in distal fractures of the...

Complications in orthopaedics: distal radius fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  August 1, 2006 ;     267 words ...Complications in orthopaedics: distal radius fractures Edited by S. L. Friedman...perhaps too often. Fractures of the distal radius are the most common injury seen in...complications that follow fractures of the distal radius. Furthermore, understanding why they...

Remodelling of the distal radius after epiphysiolysis and lengthening

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Arrest of growth of the distal radius is rare but will produce deformity...deformity and shortening of the distal radius by epiphysiolysis and gradual...known about remodelling of the distal radius in children, but the spontaneous...