title: [Comminuted fractures of the lower end of the radius. Treatment by traction-suspension].
abstract: Treatment of comminuted fractures of the distal radius bone by the traction-suspension technique is both simple and innocuous. The authors describe this old and satisfactory technique, slightly modified: a transmetacarpal pin is introduced and suspended to a giving set stand, and a counter-traction of 3 to 4 kg is exerted by means of a transulnar pin. After remodelling of the bone under general anaesthesia and radiographic control, the pins are sunk in plaster to be removed 6 to 8 weeks later. Excellent, often unexpected clinical and radiological results can be obtained, and complex traumatic problems can be solved by this technique which can be performed by non-orthopedic surgeons, even with little experience.
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000601:surgery; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014143:Traction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014457:Ulna / Q000601:surgery; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Fracas de l'extrémité inférieure du radius. Traitement par traction-suspension.