Operative Treatment of Radius and Ulna Diaphyseal Nonunions
Operative Treatment of Radius and Ulna Diaphyseal Nonunions John R. Dawson Lee M. Reichel DEFINITION A diaphyseal forearm fracture should be treated as a nonunion if there is either no…
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Corrective Osteotomy for Radius and Ulna Diaphyseal Malunions
Corrective Osteotomy for Radius and Ulna Diaphyseal Malunions Vimala Ramachandran Thomas F. Varecka DEFINITION Malunion of the radial or ulnar shaft can lead to pain, loss of motion, loss of…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Ulnar Styloid, Head, and Metadiaphyseal Fractures
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Ulnar Styloid, Head, and Metadiaphyseal Fractures Eon K. Shin Peter Goljan DEFINITION The distal ulna is the fixed point7 around which the radius and…
Fragment-Specific Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures
Fragment-Specific Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures Robert J. Medoff DEFINITION Fragment-specific fixation is a treatment approach for complex articular fracture patterns characterized by independent fixation of each major fracture component…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Scaphoid Fractures
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Scaphoid Fractures Asheesh Bedi Peter J.L. Jebson Levi Hinkelman DEFINITION The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone, accounting for 1 in every…
Percutaneous Fixation of Acute Scaphoid Fractures
Percutaneous Fixation of Acute Scaphoid Fractures Peter J.L. Jebson Jane S. Tan Andrew Wong DEFINITION Located in the proximal carpal row, the scaphoid serves as an important link between the…
Bridge Plating of Distal Radius Fractures
Bridge Plating of Distal Radius Fractures Paul A. Martineau Kevin J. Malone Douglas P. Hanel DEFINITION High-energy fractures of the distal aspect of the radius with extensive comminution of the…
Intramedullary and Dorsal Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures
Intramedullary and Dorsal Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures Nayoung Kim Fred Liss Christopher Doumas Pedro K. Beredjiklian DEFINITION Distal radius fractures typically originate in the radial metaphysis and occasionally…
Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures
Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures John J. Fernandez Philipp N. Streubel DEFINITION Distal radius fractures are defined by their involvement of the metaphysis of the distal radius. They are…
Arthroscopic Reduction and Fixation of Distal Radius and Ulnar Styloid Fractures
Arthroscopic Reduction and Fixation of Distal Radius and Ulnar Styloid Fractures William B. Geissler Jason M. Clark DEFINITION A bimodal age distribution exists for patients with distal radius fractures (ie,…
