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PALMAR PLATING FOR AO/ASIF C3.2 FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL RADIUS WITH ARTHROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED REDUCTION

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka City, 530-0012, Osaka, Japan

Correspondence to: Dr. Masayuki Kamano, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, 2-10-39, Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 530-0012, Osaka, Japan. Tel: (+81) 6-6372-0333, Fax: (+81) 6-6372-0339.

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Masaru Koshimune

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka City, 530-0012, Osaka, Japan

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Kenichi Kazuki

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka City, 545-8585, Osaka, Japan

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Yoshinobu Honda

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, Sakai, 592-8555, Osaka, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218810405002590Cited by:14 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

We performed a retrospective study of 15 patients with AO/ASIF C3.2 fracture of the distal radius. All patients were treated with arthroscopically assisted reduction of the radiocarpal joint followed by palmar plating with autologous bone graft, with a follow-up evaluation of 24 months. According to the demerit point system of Gartland and Werley, five patients had excellent results and 10 had good results. Grade 1 arthritic changes were found in 10 patients even though with no step-off on radiographs. In the current study, this combined treatment was challenging and useful for AO/ASIF C3.2 fractures.

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