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Treatment of Unstable Colles’ Fractures by External Fixation

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Horsens Hospital, Denmark

Correspondence: Jess Riis M.D. Senior Registrar, Department of orthopaedic Surgery, Horsens Hospital, 8700 Horsens, Denmark.

Twenty-six patients with unstable comminuted fracture of the distal part of the radius were treated with external fixation using Hoffmanns external fixation device. The average follow-up was 29 months. The anatomical results were 85% good or excellent, 10% fair and 5% poor. Functionally, 60% were good or excellent, 25% fair and 15% poor. There were three major complications and nine minor complications, the overall complication rate being 60%, though only 15% were major. The method is recommended when dealing with fractures of type VII and VIII, but not as a general routine.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 14, No. 2, 145-148 (1989)
DOI: 10.1016/0266-7681(89)90115-0


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