• J Am Acad Orthop Sur · Jun 2009

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    Complications of volar plate fixation for managing distal radius fractures.

    • Lisa M Berglund and Terry M Messer.
    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
    • J Am Acad Orthop Sur. 2009 Jun 1; 17 (6): 369-77.

    AbstractVolar locking plate fixation via open reduction and internal fixation is an increasingly accepted method for managing displaced distal radius fractures. Volar plating offers biomechanically stable fixation, allows early rehabilitation, and enables fixation of comminuted or osteopenic bone. The literature reporting complications of volar plate fixation is limited primarily to case reports and small case series. The surgeon must be mindful of potential soft-tissue, neurovascular, and osseous complications, such as extensor tendon and flexor tendon injury, flexor pollicis rupture, carpal tunnel syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome, and loss of reduction, as well as hardware failure. Increased awareness of potential complications may lead to more prompt recognition and treatment when they do arise.

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