Open reduction and palmar plate-osteosynthesis in combination with a nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite spacer in the treatment of comminuted fractures of the distal radius.
In a prospective study, we used the nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite paste Ostim (Osartis, Obernburg, Germany) in combination with a palmar plate to treat comminuted radius fractures with a metaphyseal and articular component in order to examine the clinical use of Ostim as a bone substitute. Twenty-one patients with 22 radius fractures of AO types C2 and C3 were included in the study. The measurements, taken 10.2+/-1.3 months after the initial treatment, revealed a dorsopalmar tilt of 8.8+/-3.7 degrees , a radioulnar inclination of 18.8+/-2.8 degrees and an ulnar variance of 0.8+/-1.8mm. According to the Gartland and Werley evaluation, eight of the treated fractures attained an excellent, 11 a good and the remaining three a fair result. The study demonstrates that Ostim, in combination with angularly stable osteosynthesis, can be used as an acceptable bone substitute for the treatment of type C2 and C3 radial fractures.
Huber
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Surgical Clinic, Division of Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. franz-xaver.huber@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Hillmeier
J
J
Herzog
L
L
McArthur
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N
Kock
H-J
HJ
Meeder
P J
PJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001860:Bone Plates; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017886:Durapatite / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D018786:Bone Substitutes; D017886:Durapatite