title: [Treatment of unstable fractures of the wrist using Hoffmann's external fixator. Study of a series of 40 cases].
abstract: Forty cases of unstable fracture of the distal end of the radius were treated by distraction and fixation using a Hoffmann external fixator. Most of the fractures were both epiphyseal and metaphyseal. They were followed up for between 6 months and 4 years. The anatomical and functional results were generally good; the range of movement of the wrist and its strength were satisfactory. However 4 instances of secondary collapse of the bone could probably have been avoided by a cancellous bone graft. Two severe algodystrophies were observed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Le traitement des fractures instables du poignet par fixateur externe de Hoffmann. Etude d'une série de 40 cas.