Post-traumatic malunion of the distal radial intra-articular fractures treated with autologous costal osteochondral grafts and bioabsorbable plates.
Intra-articular distal radial fractures with partial bone loss at the wrist were reconstructed using osteochondral grafts in 2 patients who were followed up for at least 18 months. Both patients experienced posttraumatic arthrosis of the wrist joint. The materials of the intra-articular fixation were bioabsorbable plates and screws. Reconstruction of a partially destroyed articular surface using a costal osteochondral graft is reliable and allows filling and resurfacing an articular cartilage void.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Kayoko
K
Furukawa
Akinori
A
Sakai
Kunitaka
K
Menuki
Toshihisa
T
Oshige
Yukichi
Y
Zenke
Toshitaka
T
Nakamura
D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D017886:Durapatite; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D012272:Ribs / Q000637:transplantation*; D013165:Splints; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D017886:Durapatite