Locking and nonlocking plate fixation pubic symphysis diastasis management.

We evaluated the stability of locking and nonlocking plate fixation of the pubic symphysis in a cadaveric model of an unstable pelvic injury. Five fresh cadaver pelves--intact and with an unfixed simulated Tile B injury--were tested under compressive load simulating a 2-legged stance. On each pelvis, 3 pubic symphysis fixation constructs were tested: a 4-hole unicortical locking plate, a 4-hole bicortical locking plate, and a 4-hole bicortical compression plate.

Complications of treating distal radius fractures with external fixation: a community experience.

Objective: To analyze the immediate postoperative complications associated with treating distal radius fractures with external fixation.

Design: A retrospective chart review of data obtained from 24 consecutive patients who were treated with small AO external fixators in 1997.

Setting: Two community medical centers.