A biomechanical comparison of two volar locked plates in a dorsally unstable distal radius fracture model.

Background: This study compares the biomechanical stability of two volar locked plate systems for fixation of unstable, extra-articular distal radius fractures.

Methods: In six matched pairs of fresh frozen cadaveric specimens, a simulated unstable, extra-articular distal radius fracture was created. The fractures were stabilized with one of two types of volar locked plates.