We report a 38-year-old male with a nonunion followed by plate breakage after volar plating of a distal radius osteotomy. Volar locking plates have added a new approach to the treatment of distal radius malunions, due to a lower morbidity of the surgical approach and the strength of the final construction, allowing early mobilization and return to function. Conclusion. Plate breakage is an unco...

BACKGROUND Assessment of synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a major issue for a proper treatment administration; it has been proven that ultrasound (US) examination could be of valuable help and it is currently being investigated as a possible outcome measure for the disease. It is, though, of greatest importance to accurately establish the place of US scores among the already validated ...

BACKGROUND The locking screws target the radial styloid, theoretically provide greater stability against radial styloid fragment. However, it is unknown whether the radial styloid locking screws increased the stability of the volar plating system fixation along the entire distal radius or not. In this study, we evaluated the stability of the volar plating system fixation with or without the rad...

The Americanjoumal a/Occupational Therapy T he proXimal interphalangeal (PIP) joint is particularly susceptible to acute ligamentous injury, and such an injury can result in swelling without ligament laXity, collateral ligament laXity and disruption, or a partial or complete avulsion of the volar plate with or without bony involvement. Many articles have been written about methods for treatment...

BACKGROUND Distal radius radiographic indices may play a role as risk factors in pathogenesis of Kienbock's disease, scaphoid fracture and nonunion. Perilunate fracture dislocations are devastating wrist injuries, and their relationship and distal radius indices have not been addressed in the literature. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible role of distal radius radio...

Distal radius fractures are among the most commonly encountered fractures in the extremities. Volar plating of distal radius fracture has gained popularity in recent years with the introduction of the locked plating system. Complications of volar plating include extensor and flexor tendon rupture. Here we present a case report of an extensor indicis proprius and extensor digitorum communis to i...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to assess the outcome of Salter- Harris type III distal radius fracture fixed using the principle of buttressing and avoiding screw insertion through the physis. MATERIALS AND METHOD Eight school going children in the age group of 11-16 years with volar Barton fractures were treated with a volar plate using the buttress principle without inserting scre...

Proximal row carpectomy (PRC) is a well-accepted procedure for the treatment of degenerative lesions of the wrist and advance Kienböck disease. This procedure has been classically described as an open procedure but recently has been reported as an arthroscopic one. Arthroscopic PRC has several advantages such as minimal damage to the dorsal and volar ligaments as well as there being no need to ...

Editorial to accompany the article: „The treatment of displaced intraarticular distal radius fractures in elderly patients—a randomized multicenter study (ORCHID) of open reduction and volar locking plate fixation versus closed reduction and cast immobilization“ by Christoph Bartl, Dirk Stengel et al. in this issue of Deutsches Ärzte blatt International in stage 5 do randomized studies compare ...

A case of multiple carpometacarpal joints volar dislocation in a young man of 25 years of age is reported. He presented with pain and deformity of his left hand immediately after road traffic accident. He was unable to move his left hand. X-rays of the affected hand showed volar dislocation of all four medial carpometacarpal joints. Dislocated joints were reduced, fixed with K-wires and immobil...