[PDF] Top 20 Original Article Volar locking plate fixation versus Kirschner wire fixation in distal radius fractures: a meta-analysis

... receiving fixation with volar locking plate for treatment of distal radius fractures achieved an early recovery of function compared to those with ...The volar ... See full document

... Distal fractures of the radius comprise the largest por- tion of orthopaedic fractures, accounting for one sixth to one fourth of all fractures treated in clinical emer- gency ... See full document

... C3 distal radius fractures treated by external fixator in the elderly patients, and reported a rate of ...a meta-analysis of 9 RCTs, Esposito et ... See full document

... Operative fixation with a volar locking plate has becoming increasingly popular in the treatment of distal radius fractures [1, ...However, volar locking ... See full document

... general, fractures of the distal radius are treated non-operatively if the bone fragments can be held in anatomical alignment by a plaster cast or ...operative fixation is ...are ... See full document

... of distal radial fractures treated by locking-plate fixation versus K-wire fixation for 1) patients under 50 years of age and 2) patients over 50 years of ... See full document

... Differences between treatment groups were assessed on an intention to treat basis, with a normal approximation for the PRWE score at three, six, and 12 months. Preplanned subgroup analyses for PRWE were based on the ... See full document

... C1 distal radial fractures managed using volar locking plates and percutaneous K-wire ...internal fixation using volar locking plates were performed, whereas 15 ... See full document

... Two investigators independently evaluated each included studies for extraction of the relevant characteristics in- cluding the first author, publication year, region of study origin, sample size, number of patients with ... See full document

... Our meta-analysis has several potential limita- tions. First, statistical heterogeneity was large. This may be the result of differences in EF tech- nique, as some studies reported temporary fix- ation with ... See full document

... Closure of the wound begins initially with suturing of pronator quadratus back to its original position where possible. In the majority of cases, even when the prona- tor quadratus is lacerated by the fracture ... See full document

... using volar plating in a major academic medical center’s inpatient hospital was $7,640 versus $5,220 in a hospital- owned ambulatory stand-alone surgery center in the same city [73]; 3) in a 2010 study in ... See full document

... intra-articular fractures were excluded on the basis that the ‘ surgeon needed to open the fracture to achieve reduction of the joint surface ’ ...these fractures would be fixed with a plate, since ... See full document

... Differences between treatment groups were assessed on an intention to treat basis, with a normal approximation for the PRWE score at three, six, and 12 months. Preplanned subgroup analyses for PRWE were based on the ... See full document

... mal locking screws were then ...the distal locking penetrating beyond the dosal ...and fixation, the prona- tor quadratus is repaired with absorbable su- ture material and a dressing was ... See full document

... by volar fixed-angle plate fixation than those by cast immobilization [21], because unsatisfac- tory radiographic outcome in older patients did not necessarily translate into unsatisfactory ... See full document

... surgeons, Fractures of the distal radius constitute 17% of all the fractures evaluated in emergency room (Hagino Brown and Caesar, ...all fractures) rather than to simple ...the ... See full document

... Recent meta-analyses studies [8] on this topic have drawn the conclusion that the MIPPO fixation tech- nique is associated with a longer time to reunion and increased rate of wound ...treating distal ... See full document

... The radius carries 80 % of the axial load through the wrist, and the distal ulna only 20 % ...the distal radius due to an osseous deformity affects the normal load transmission, causing a ... See full document

... medullary fixation and plate fixation; (6) the year of study published or carried out was clear; (7) the sample size was stated; (8) data collec- tion and analysis methods were scientific; (9) ... See full document