Early breakage of a titanium volar locking plate for fixation of a distal radius fracture: case report.
This report presents a case demonstrating the early breakage of a titanium volar locking plate implanted for internal fixation of a dorsally displaced distal radius fracture in which the dorsal cortex was severely comminuted. Careful selection of the proper plate and appropriate surgical technique and postoperative management are necessary to avoid this complication.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital and Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ogori, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Kiminori
K
Yukata
Kazuteru
K
Doi
Yasunori
Y
Hattori
Soutetsu
S
Sakamoto
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014025:Titanium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
D014025:Titanium