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Should Anatomic Reduction be Pursued in Distal Radial Fractures?

D. L. FERNANDEZ

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lindenhof Hospital, Berne, Switzerland

Correspondence: Dr Diego L Fernandez, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lindenhof Hospital CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland. E-mail: diegof{at}bulewin.ch

Two articles on distal radial fractures in young adults are published in this issue of the journal. One reports the results of open reduction and internal fixation with the {pi}-plate in a group of patients in which the majority of fractures were complex and intraarticular. The other retrospectively assessed 169 fractures with an average follow-up of 4.9 years, based on the radiographic evaluation of the patient’s X-rays until discharge and on the answers provided by a patient-based subjective outcome questionnaire. My task has been to comment, criticise and analyse the findings and results reported in both articles, in order to highlight areas of uncertainty and controversy regarding the current management of fractures of the distal radius in the younger age group.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 25, No. 6, 523-527 (2000)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2000.0516
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