title: SURGICAL TREATMENT OF DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES WITH A VOLAR LOCKED PLATE: CORRELATION OF CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHIC RESULTS.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze and correlate the clinical and radiographic results from patients with distal radius fractures who underwent surgical treatment with a fixed-angle volar locked plate.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-four patients with distal radius fractures were evaluated. They all underwent surgical treatment with a volar locked plate for the distal radius, with a minimum of six months of postoperative follow-up. They underwent a physical examination that measured range of motion and grip strength, answered the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and underwent radiographic examination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the physical examination on the patients, all the range-of-motion measurements were reduced. Grip strength measured in kgf was on average 85.8% of the strength on the unaffected side. The mean DASH score was 15.99. A significant relationship was found between lower DASH scores and losses of extension and grip strength. On the radiographs, the mean values in relation to the unfractured side were 84.0% for radial inclination, 85.4% for radial length and 86.8% for volar deviation of the radius. Loss of radial length was correlated with losses of extension and grip strength.
authors.affiliation: Head Physician of the Hand Surgery Group, "Francisco Morato de Oliveira" State of São Paulo Public Servants' Hospital (IAMSPE), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Claudio Roberto Martins
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.affiliation: Third-year Resident Physician, "Francisco Morato de Oliveira" State of São Paulo Public Servants' Hospital (IAMSPE), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Danilo Canesin
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dal Molin
authors.affiliation: Third-year Resident Physician, "Francisco Morato de Oliveira" State of São Paulo Public Servants' Hospital (IAMSPE), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael Mota Marins
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Attending Physician in the Hand Surgery Group, "Francisco Morato de Oliveira" State of São Paulo Public Servants' Hospital (IAMSPE), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto Della Torre
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Attending Physician in the Hand Surgery Group, "Francisco Morato de Oliveira" State of São Paulo Public Servants' Hospital (IAMSPE), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Julio Cezar Ferreira
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Neto
keywords: Articular; Bone Plates; Fracture Fixation; Radius Fractures; Range of Motion; Treatment Outcome