Fragment-Specific Fixation for Fractures of the Distal Radius.

J Wrist Surg

Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

Published: March 2016

This article summarizes the management of distal fractures utilizing Acumed fragment-specific family of plates. No single plate option can address every fracture pattern of the distal radius. These fragment-specific plates are usually adjuncts to allow the surgeon to expand the armamentarium in the management of complex volar and dorsal comminuted distal radius fracture patterns.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742261PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1571186DOI Listing

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