Corrective Osteotomy for Distal Radius Malunion David Ring Diego Fernandez Jesse B. Jupiter DEFINITION Distal radius malunion is best defined as malalignment associated with dysfunction. Malalignment does not always result…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
K-Wire Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures with and without External Fixation Christopher Doumas Owen L. Ala David J. Bozentka DEFINITION Distal radius fractures occur at the distal end of the…
Reduction and Stabilization of the Distal Radioulnar Joint following Galeazzi Fractures Benjamin S. Zellner John R. Dawson Lee M. Reichel DEFINITION Fracture of the radial shaft with an associated distal…
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…
