title: Distal radius fracture: diagnosis, treatment, and controversies.
abstract: This article presents the diagnosis and treatment of distal radius fractures with emphasis on (1) current common principles, (2) the author's current practices, and (3) controversies. The author emphasizes that displaced distal radius fractures should be approached first with a trial of closed reduction, with or without percutaneous pinning. If this reduction is unstable or unsuccessful, open reduction is indicated. Early treatments include percutaneous pinning through the distal radioulnar joint, early or delayed reattachment/repair of the avulsed dorsal periphery of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC), reattachment of the TFCC to the ulna fovea, and late reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 West Temple Road, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China. Electronic address: jinbotang@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Jin Bo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D015994:Incidence; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Angulation; Arthroscopy; Distal radioulnar joint; Distal radius fracture; Ligament repair and reconstruction; Triangular fibrocartilage complex