Complications of the AO/ASIF titanium distal radius plate system (pi plate) in internal fixation of the distal radius: a brief report.
Two patients are reported who had tendon rupture and plate breakage following internal fixation with the newly designed AO/ASIF titanium distal radius plate system (pi plate). The incidence of complications with this system warrants further evaluation.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D004867:Equipment Design; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000209:etiology