[A case control study on the treatment of unstable distal radius fractures with internal and external fixation].

Objective: To explore the clinical effects of diaplastic external fixator on the treatment of unstable fractures of distal radius.

Methods: A clinical data of 60 patients with unstable fractures of distal radius admitted to Wangjing Hospital from August 2005 to September 2009 were retrospectively analyzed with the paired design. According to the paired design, 60 patients were equally divided into two groups (internal fixation group and external fixation group), which were respectively treated with open reduction and steel plate internal fixation (internal fixation group) or closed reduction and external fixation (external fixation group), including 8 males and 52 females, with an average age of 60.

[Discussion of the mechanism of using continuous traction in treating unstable distal radius fracture].

Objective: To explore the mechanism of continuous traction in treating unstable distal radius fracture.

Methods: Thirty patients with unstable distal radius fractures were treated by diaplastic external fixator including 4 males and 26 females with an average age of 61 years ranging from 18 to 85 years. According to AO classification, 12 cases were type A3, 3 were type B2, 8 were type C1, 4 were type C2, 3 were type C3.