Nonbridging external fixation in the treatment of unstable fractures of the distal forearm

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 349-352

  Flinkkilä, Tapio ^a   Ristiniemi, Jukka ^a   Hyvönen, Pekka ^a   Hämäläinen, Martti ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Colles' fracture; External fixator; Radius fracture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; COLLES FRACTURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLLES' FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0141955014     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-003-0539-3     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Abbaszadegan H, Jonsson U, Von Sivers K (1989) Prediction of instability of Colles' fractures. Acta Orthop Scand 60:646-650
2. Agee JM (1993) External fixation. Technical advances based upon multiplanar ligamentotaxis. Orthop Clin North Am 24: 265-274
3. Ahlborg HG, Josefsson PO (1999) Pin-tract complications in external fixation of fractures of the distal radius. Acta Orthop Scand 70:116-118
4. Amadio PC, Silverstein MD, Ilstrup DM, Scleck CD, Jensen LM (1996) Outcome after Colles' fracture: the relative responsiveness of three questionnaires and physical examination measures. J Hand Surg Am 21:781-787
5. Bartosch RA, Saldana J (1990) Intra-articular fractures of the distal radius: a cadaveric study to determine if ligamentotaxis restores radiopalmar tilt. J Hand Surg Am 15:18-21
6. Beaule PE, Dervin GF, Giachino AA, Rody K, Grabowski J, Fazekas A (2000) Self-reported disability following distal radius fractures: the influence of hand dominance. J Hand Surg Am 25:476-482
7. Bilic R, Ruzic L, Zdravkovic V, Boljevic Z, Kovjanic J (1995) Reliability of different methods of determination of radial shortening. Influence of ulnar and palmar tilt. J Hand Surg Br 20:97-101
8. Fischer T, Koch P, Saager C, Kohut GN (1999) The radio-radial external fixator in the treatment of fractures of the distal radius. J Hand Surg Br 24:604-609
9. Hanten WP, Chen WY, Austin AA, Brooks RE, Carter HC, Law CA, Morgan MK, Sanders DJ, Swan CA, Vanderslice AL (1999) Maximum grip strength in normal subjects from 20 to 64 years. J Hand Ther 12:193-200
10. Knirk JL, Jupiter JB (1986) Intra-articular fractures of the distal end of the radius in young adults. J Bone Joint Surg Am 68: 647-659
11. Krishnan J, Chipchase LS, Slavotinek J (1998) Intraarticular fractures of the distal radius treated with metaphyseal external fixation. Early clinical results. J Hand Surg Br 23:396-399
12. Lagerstrom C, Nordgren B, Rahme H (1999) Recovery of isometric grip strength after Colles' fracture: a prospective two-year study. Scand J Rehabilit Med 31:55-62.
13. Lagerstrom C, Nordgren B, Olerud C (1999). Evaluation of grip strength measurements after Colles' fracture: a methodological study. Scand J Rehabil Med 31:49-54
14. McQueen MM (1998) Redisplaced unstable fractures of the distal radius. A randomised, prospective study of bridging versus non-bridging external fixation. J Bone Joint Surg Br 80: 665-669
15. McQueen MM, Michie M, Court-Brown CM (1990) Hand and wrist function after external fixation of unstable distal radial fractures. Clin Orthop 285:200-204
16. McQueen MM, Hajducka C, Court-Brown CM (1996) Redisplaced unstable fractures of the distal radius: a prospective randomised comparison of four methods of treatment. J Bone Joint Surg Br 78:404-409
17. Sanders RA, Keppel FL, Waldrop JI (1991) External fixation of distal radial fractures: results and complications. J Hand Surg Am 16:385-391
18. Taleisnik J, Watson HK (1984) Midcarpal instability caused by malunited fractures of the distal radius. J Hand Surg 9:350-357
19. Tang JB, Ryu J, Omokawa S, Han J, Kish V (1999) Biomechanical evaluation of wrist motor tendons after fractures of the distal radius. J Hand Surg Am 24:121-132
20. Van der Linden W, Ericson R (1981) Colles fracture. How should its displacement be measured and how should it be immobilized? J Bone Joint Surg Am 63:1285-1288
21. Waters PM, Mintzer CM, Hipp JA, Snyder BD (1997) Noninvasive measurement of distal radius instability. J Hand Surg Am 22:572-579
22. Winemaker MJ, Chinchalkar S, Richards RS, Johnson JA, Chess DG, King GJ (1998) Load relaxation and forces with activity in Hoffman external fixators: a clinical study in patients with Colles' fractures. J Hand Surg Am 23:926-932
23. Zmurko MG, Eglseder WA Jr, Belkoff SM (1998) Biomechanical evaluation of distal radius fracture stability. J Orthop Trauma 12:46-50