SURGERY FOR POSTTRAUMATIC WRIST DEFORMITY - RADIAL OSTEOTOMY AND OR ULNAR SHORTENING IN 16 COLLES FRACTURES/

Authors
HOVE LM MOLSTER AO
Citation
Lm. Hove et Ao. Molster, SURGERY FOR POSTTRAUMATIC WRIST DEFORMITY - RADIAL OSTEOTOMY AND OR ULNAR SHORTENING IN 16 COLLES FRACTURES/, Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica, 65(4), 1994, pp. 434-438
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00016470
Volume
65
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
434 - 438
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6470(1994)65:4<434:SFPWD->2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
16 patients with pain and impaired function after malunited fracture o f the distal radius were treated with opening wedge lengthening osteot omy of the radius with bone grafting (12 cases), shortening osteotomy of the ulna (3 cases), or a combination of these methods (1 case), wit h or without reattachment of the triangular fibrocartilage complex. 4 patients had to be reoperated because of redislocation, resorption of the graft, fracture of the plate, or persistent non-union. At re-exami nation after a median of 4 years, all patients but 2 were improved by the procedure.