Background – Monteggia fracture dislocation is proximal ulna fracture with radial head dislocation. We present a rare case of monteggia fracture dislocation Bado type III with ipsilateral distal radius physis injury Salter Harris type II in an eight year old boy. It is to highlight the importance of clinical examination and the need of radiograph one joint above and below the fracture. Case Rep...

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...

PURPOSE To evaluate and compare the biomechanical properties of 8 different locked fixed-angle volar distal radius plates under conditions designed to reflect forces seen in early fracture healing and postoperative rehabilitation. METHODS We evaluated the Acumed Acu-Loc (Acumed, Hillsboro, OR), Hand Innovations DVR (Hand Innovations, Miami, FL), SBi SCS volar distal radial plate (Small Bone I...

Introduction Low-energy distal radius fractures normally occur earlier in life than hip and spine fractures and may be the first presentation of osteoporosis. Few studies have addressed the association between distal radius fracture and osteoporosis. Vitamin D inadequacy is associated with an increased risk of hip fractures, but the association with distal radius fractures has not been explored...

Fractures of the distal radius are common injuries in both athletes and nonathletes. Management is dictated by the nature of the fracture and the patient's level of competition, age, and sport-specific demands. Treatment strategies range from nonoperative treatment for stable injuries to primarily operative treatment for unstable fractures, particularly in active athletes. Once the decision has...

In adolescents, neurovascular injury, especially ulnar nerve injury, is rare with fracture of the distal radius. We present a 14-year-old boy who sustained fracture of the distal radius in his right wrist, who also had symptoms of ulnar nerve injury. Close reduction with percutaneous pinning and cast to fix the distal radius fracture was done immediately. Then, we decided to observe the recover...

Carpal malalignments in malunion of distal radius fracture are considered as an adaptive response of the carpus to loss of normal architecture of the distal radius. This condition leads to mechanical overload, ligament attenuation and progressive dynamic instability around the wrist joint. Radial corrective osteotomy is suggested as a treatment option of carpal malalignment after distal radius ...

BACKGROUND This article reports outcome in osteotomy for malunion of distal radius fractures. MATERIAL AND METHODS We evaluated 12 patients with distal radius malunion (mean age 54), who were treated with corrective osteotomy. Wrist motion and grip strength were evaluated, along with examination of pre and post osteotomy radiographs. The indications for corrections were degree of deformity, l...

OBJECTIVE Skewed consolidation of the distal radius, due to sequelae of fractures, may cause functional incapacity, thus leading such patients to present pain, loss of strength and diminished mobility. Based on the excellent results obtained from surgical treatment of unstable fractures of the distal radius through a volar approach and use of rigid fixation with a fixed-angle volar plate, we st...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Mechanisms of injury to ulnar-sided ligaments (stabilizing the distal radioulnar joint and the ulna to the carpus) associated with dorsally displaced distal radius fractures are poorly described. We investigated the injury patterns in a human cadaver fracture model. METHODS Fresh frozen human cadaver arms were used. A dorsal open-wedge osteotomy was performed in the dis...