Pins and plaster treatment of comminuted fractures of the distal end of the radius.
The technique used in the treatment of seventy-five patients with severely comminuted, often intra-articular fractures near the wrist was as follows- Pins were inserted through the metacarpals and proximal part of the ulna, reduction was done, and the pins were incorporated in a cast from elbow to knuckles. This allowed movement of the fingers and the elbow. The main complications - loss of radial length and pintract infection - are avoided by attention to technical details. Of the patients with adequate follow-up, 86 per cent had good or excellent results.
D002348:Carpal Bones; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus; D008722:Methods; D009068:Movement; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014955:Wrist Joint