title: [Fractures of the distal radius. Minimally invasive pin fixation: indications and results].
abstract: Therapy of distal radius fractures in the elderly is increasingly subject to higher demands on functional results, especially in terms of patient comfort, load-bearing, tissue atrophy, and osteoporosis. From 1 January 1998 until 30 June 1999, 215 patients with distal radius fractures were treated at our hospital. One hundred eighteen of them had follow-up examinations after an average of 33 months. Using objective criteria (X-ray and functional), results were very good in 68.9% of the cases and good in 28.6%. Under subjective criteria, too, most of the patients had very little or no complaints (68%). These results underline the need and usefulness of differentiating operative therapies according to the fracture type in the AO classification system.
authors: Universitätsklinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Kliniken Bergmannstrost, Halle. lutz.lindemann-sperfeld@bergmannstrost.com
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Lindemann-Sperfeld
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Pilz
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Marintschev
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Otto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001860:Bone Plates; D001864:Bone Wires; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome