Study on the external fixator in the treatment of the fractures of the inferior end of the two bones of the adult's forearm. Report of fifty-five cases.
The authors report 55 cases of fracture with significant displacement of the distal end of the radius. In 30 cases, there were, moreover, lesions of adjacent bones and in 18 cases, lesions of the soft tissues. The fractures were treated by Hoffmann external fixator placed either immediately or later on, after the failure of conservative treatment. Thirty-four cases, reexamined within a period of at least six months, were used to show the results according to the criteria of Castaing. The overall results show 3 perfect results, 23 satisfactory ones and 8 quite satisfactory. The main complication of this series is frequent algodystrophy in the first cases. This has practically disappeared since much less traction is applied to the fracture site.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing