Distal radius osteotomy with volar locking plates based on computer simulation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Corrective osteotomy using dorsal plates and structural bone graft usually has been used for treating symptomatic distal radius malunions. However, the procedure is technically demanding and requires an extensive dorsal approach. Residual deformity is a relatively frequent complication of this technique.

Questions/purposes

We evaluated the clinical applicability of a three-dimensional osteotomy using computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques with volar locking plates for distal radius malunions.

Patients and methods

Ten patients with metaphyseal radius malunions were treated. Corrective osteotomy was simulated with the help of three-dimensional bone surface models created using CT data. We simulated the most appropriate screw holes in the deformed

SUBMITTER: Miyake J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3094613 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature