J Korean Fract Soc.  1992 Nov;5(2):417-425. 10.12671/jksf.1992.5.2.417.

Treatment of Wrist Frarture-Disluation using the Mini-External Fixator and Internal Fixation

• Kwon CS
• Kim YU
• Kim JH
• Choi WH

• KMID: 1944152
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1992.5.2.417

Abstract

Authors reviewed 8 cases of wrist fracture-dislocation treated with mini-external fixator and internal fixation form Septmeber 1989 to May 1992 with average 6 months follow up. The results were as follows ; 1. Mean ages were 47 years, most patients were young age. 2. We could achieve good results in intra-articular, communited, displaced fracture and open fracture of the wrist by using the mini-externall fixator and internal fixation. 3. Radial length and inclination was maintained mainly by the external fixator. Articular surface restoration and reconstruction was performed by bone graft and the limited internal fixation. We would like to recommend to use the mini-external fixator and limited internal fixation instead of plate and screws for the intraarticular fractue, displaced, communited farcture and open fracture of the wrist.

Keyword

Wrist fracture-dislocation; Mini-external fixation; Internal fixation

MeSH Terms

External Fixators
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures, Open
Humans
Transplants
Wrist*