Minimally invasive anterior plate osteosynthesis of the distal radius: A 710 case-series.

Introduction: Since the 2000s, internal fixation of distal radius fracture by volar locking plate on an extended flexor carpi radialis (FCR) approach has become the gold standard.

Objective: The present study aimed to assess medium-term results of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) in distal radius fracture.

Material And Methods: The series comprised of 710 cases (512 female; mean age, 58 years).

Transverse and oblique fractures of the diaphysis of the fifth metacarpal: surgical outcomes for antegrade intramedullary pinning versus combined antegrade and retrograde intramedullary pinning.

The purpose of this study was to develop a technique allowing a faster return to previous activities after surgical treatment of short transverse and oblique fractures of the diaphysis of the fifth metacarpal. It consisted of an anterograde and retrograde centromedullary double pinning connected. Our series included 40 patients of average age 25 years including 2 women.

Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis for Extra-articular Distal Radius Fracture in Postmenopausal Women: Longitudinal versus Transverse Incision.

 This work aimed to compare two mini-invasive palmar approaches (longitudinal and transverse) to osteosynthesize fractures of the distal radius. The main hypothesis was that the longitudinal technique gave smaller incisions. The secondary hypothesis was that the longitudinal technique would be better for the recovery of pain, functional scores, strength, and mobility.

Minimally invasive internal fixation for extra-articular distal radius fracture: Comparison between volar plate and intramedullary nail.

Introduction: There are numerous internal fixation techniques for distal radius fracture, using pins, plates or nails. Some authors have developed minimally invasive procedures. The aim of the present study was to compare two minimally invasive internal fixation techniques for unstable extra-articular distal radius fracture in women over 50 years of age: volar plate (minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis: MIPO), and intramedullary nail.

Correction to: Distal radius fluoroscopic skyline view: extension-supination versus flexion-supination.

The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake and has been corrected. First and last names of the author were interchanged. The correct author name is given below.

Treatment of tendinous mallet fingers using a Stack splint versus a dorsal glued splint.

The goal of this study was to compare the results of a Stack splint compared to a dorsal glued splint in the treatment of tendinous mallet fingers. Our series included 100 patients, aged 47 years in average, among which 40 are women, with a 9-week follow-up. The first 50 patients (group I) were treated with a dorsal glued splint, and the 50 following patients (group II) were treated with a Stack splint.

Distal radius fluoroscopic skyline view: extension-supination versus flexion-supination.

The aim of our study was to compare the vertical fluoroscopic view of the wrist in extension and supination (ES) to the view in flexion and supination (FS) and determine which of the two views allowed the best visualization of four selected anatomical landmarks SDLR (radial styloid, dorsal radius cortex, Lister's tubercle and distal radioulnar joint). Our case series included 50 patients who had suffered a distal radius fracture and undergone an open reduction and internal fixation procedure with a volar locking plate. For each case, two fluoroscopic views were taken: ES (wrist extension and supination) (group I) and FS (wrist flexion and supination) (group II).

Surgical technique: about a new total and isoelastic wrist implant (Prosthelast).

This study describes a new total wrist implant (Prosthelast) designed to reduce the risk of distal migration of the carpal component. The Prosthelast implant consists in a one-block radial implant replacing the metaphysis and the articular surface fixed to a radial elastic centromedullar wire and a carpal component in titanium with an articular condylar surface in polyethylene. We operated on five patients (three male patients and two female patients) and followed them up for 12 months on average.

Volar Locking Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures: Splint versus Immediate Mobilization.

 The goal of this study was to demonstrate that the use of a splint after performing an osteosynthesis of the distal radius with a volar locking plate is unnecessary. The main hypothesis was that postoperative flexion of the wrist was greater without a splint. Secondary hypothesis was that patients who were allowed immediate mobilization got better results in terms of pain, Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH), Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE), strength, extension, pronation, and supination.

Results of the treatment of first carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: trapeziectomy alone versus trapeziectomy associated with suspensionplasty.

Backgrounds: The goal of this study was to compare trapeziectomy alone to trapeziectomy associated with a technique of suspensionplasty using the abductor pollicis longus with a minimum of 6 years of follow-up in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint.

Methods: Our series included 46 trapeziectomies in 35 patients, aged 69 years in average, among which 27 were women. In 27 cases group I, a trapeziectomy alone was performed, and in 19 cases group II, a trapeziectomy associated with an abductor pollicis longus suspensionplasty was performed.

Correction to: The minimally invasive flexor carpi radialis approach: a new perspective for distal radius fractures.

With regards to Juan José Hidalgo Diaz, fifth author. The author's name is incorrectly listed on Pub-Med. The first and last name has been mixed up.

Conservative treatment of distal fractures after the age of 65: a review of literature.

The goal of this study was to evaluate the role of conservative treatment of distal radius fractures in the elderly since 2000. Our series included 22 articles, of which 3 reviews, 2 meta-analyses, 6 descriptive series of conservative treatment, 10 series comparing surgical and conservative treatments and 1 series comparing different types of conservative treatments. The reduction was performed by closed reduction in 7 cases and by traction in 3 cases.

Teaching of distal radius shortening osteotomy: three-dimensional procedural simulator versus bone procedural simulator.

In order to facilitate the learning of distal radius shortening osteotomy by junior surgeons, the main assumption was that using a three-dimensional procedural simulator was better than a bone procedural simulator. After viewing a video, ten junior surgeons performed a distal radius shortening osteotomy: five with a bone procedural simulator (Group 1) and five with a three-dimensional procedural simulator (Group 2). All subsequently performed the same surgery on fresh cadaveric bones.

The minimally invasive flexor carpi radialis approach: a new perspective for distal radius fractures.

The minimally invasive flexor carpi radialis approach can be used for volar locking plate fixation of distal radius fractures. After 15-mm incision on the lateral aspect of the FCR tendon and all structures but the radial artery are reclined ulnarly, a plate is inserted under the pronator quadratus just proximal to the "watershed line." The distal epiphyseal screws are put in place, and the proximal part of the plate is exposed by flexion of the wrist to put in place the proximal screws.

Nerve injuries to the volar aspect of the hand: A comparison of the reliability of the Weber static test versus the gauze test.

When examining lacerations to the volar aspect of the hand a gauze test may usually be performed to detect nerve injuries. However, published literature suggests that its sensitivity and specificity are lower than 100%. The aim of this study was to determine whether a Weber static (main hypothesis) and dynamic test or a Semmes-Weinstein test (secondary hypotheses) could be a more reliable test than the gauze test to rule out any nerve injury and avoid unnecessary wound explorations.

Long Volar Plating for Metadiaphyseal Fractures of Distal Radius: Study Comparing Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis versus Conventional Approach.

 Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) has been used in wrist surgery for several years. The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare clinical and radiologic outcomes of MIPO technique with those of a conventional approach in the treatment of metadiaphyseal distal radius fracture by long volar plating.  Our series consisted of 32 fractures in 31 patients, mean age 63.

Carpal scaphoid non-union treatment: a retrospective trial comparing simple retrograde percutaneous screw fixation versus percutaneous screw fixation plus pulsed electromagnetic fields (Physiostim).

Background: The purpose of this retrospective comparative study was to assess whether a complementary treatment by pulsed electromagnetic field could increase the bone-healing rate of scaphoid non-union without SNAC (scaphoid non-union advanced collapse) treated by retrograde percutaneous screw fixation.

Case Description: Eighteen patients with scaphoid non-union were included in this retrospective study. The group 1 was made of nine cases (seven stage IIA and two stage IIB) of scaphoid non-union treated by retrograde percutaneous screw fixation and pulsed electromagnetic fields (Physiostim).

Treatment of hand enchondroma with injectable calcium phosphate cement: a series of eight cases.

The gold standard treatment for enchondroma in the hand is curettage and filling of the defect. The goal of this study was to evaluate the results when injectable calcium phosphate cement is used to fill the bone defect. Eight patients having a mean age of 44 years were operated through a minimally invasive skin incision.

Erratum: Distal Radius Isoelastic Resurfacing Prosthesis: A Preliminary Report.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1556855.].

Review of Acute Traumatic Closed Mallet Finger Injuries in Adults.

In adults, mallet finger is a traumatic zone I lesion of the extensor tendon with either tendon rupture or bony avulsion at the base of the distal phalanx. High-energy mechanisms of injury generally occur in young men, whereas lower energy mechanisms are observed in elderly women. The mechanism of injury is an axial load applied to a straight digit tip, which is then followed by passive extreme distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ) hyperextension or hyperflexion.

Distal Radius Isoelastic Resurfacing Prosthesis: A Preliminary Report.

Background Here we present a preliminary case series of unicompartmental isoelastic resurfacing prosthesis of the distal radius to treat comminuted articular fractures of osteoporotic elderly patients. Materials and Methods Our study included 12 patients, mean age 76 years, who presented with comminuted osteoporotic distal radius fracture. Because of the severity of injury and poor bone quality; osteosynthesis was not deemed to be a good option.

Hyperparathyroidism-related extensor tenosynovitis at the wrist: a general review of the literature.

Extensor tenosynovitis often occurs accompanying with rheumatoid arthritis, gout, trauma, mycobacterium and dialysis-related amyloidosis. However, there is no recognition of extensor tenosynovitis accompanying with hyperparathyroidism. The purpose of this general review was to describe the clinical condition and to report the results of surgical intervention in the extensor tenosynovitis at the wrist related to hyperparathyroidism.