title: [Intra-articular fracture of the distal radius: results following osteosynthesis with a support plate].
abstract: The treatment of comminuted intra-articular fractures of the distal radius often requires an operative fixation. Beside the recently recommended external fixator, the support plate fixation offers a helpful alternative to treatment. Between 1980 and 1986, 30 wrists in 29 patients with intra-articular fractures of the distal radius were stabilized with a buttress plate an the Kantonsspital Chur, Switzerland. The mean follow-up-time was 15 months. These follow-ups showed that the buttress plate in treatment of complicated intra-articular fractures allows a satisfactory reduction and stabilization with restoration of the articular congruity and the possibility for early active assisted motion. Buttress plate fixation still remains a demanding technique, which in complicated cases, should be reserved for the experienced surgeon.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leutenegger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mark
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Breiter
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rüedi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Intraartikuläre Brüche des distalen Radius: Resultate nach Osteosynthese mit Abstützplatte.