Hand Surgeon Reporting of Tendon Rupture Following Distal Radius Volar Plating.

Volar plate fixation with locked screws has become the preferred treatment of displaced distal radius fractures that cannot be managed nonoperatively. This treatment, however, is not without complication. The purpose of this study was to determine what percentage of hand surgeons, over a 12-month period, have experienced a tendon complication when using volar plates for the treatment of distal radius fractures.

Patient-related factors influencing ulnar-shortening osteotomy outcomes using the trimed dynamic compression plate.

Ulnocarpal impingement can be surgically managed with various shortening osteotomy techniques. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively examine the outcomes of the ulnar-shortening osteotomy technique using the Trimed dynamic compression plate (Valencia, California) and to determine whether results vary among patient-related factors, including smoking status, occupation, preoperative diagnosis, and workers' compensation status. Twenty-seven patients (28 wrists) operated by a single surgeon underwent ulnar shortening over a 4-year span.

Fix it or discard it? A retrospective analysis of functional outcomes after surgically treated patella fractures comparing ORIF with partial patellectomy.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to compare functional outcomes of patients with patella fractures treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with those treated with partial patellectomy (PP).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Urban Level I Trauma Center.