title: Extra-articular fractures of the distal radius.
abstract: Extra-articular distal radius fractures frequently are undertreated. Results correlate directly with restoration of anatomy. Immobilization in plaster is an inferior method of preserving radial length and palmar tilt. Failure to maintain reduction with plaster can be predicted by the initial injury, if reduction is lost, closed reduction of the redisplaced fracture should be accompanied by external fixation.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics, University of California, Davis, Sacramento.
authors: R M
authors: RM
authors: Szabo
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D001915:Braces; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D016267:External Fixators; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology; D008475:Median Nerve; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014459:Ulnar Nerve; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014955:Wrist Joint