Evaluation of Ulnar Setting of Volar Locking Plates for Distal Radius Fractures Using Modified Skyline View.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Volar lunate facet fragments in distal radius fractures are located at the center of the load in the wrist joint and, therefore, should be properly supported by the distal ulnar setting of volar locking plates to obtain better postoperative outcomes. This study evaluated the usefulness of the modified skyline view (MSV) in intraoperative fluoroscopy for the ulnar setting of volar locking plates by comparing it with that of the anteroposterior view (APV).

Methods

Sixty-five patients with distal radius fractures who underwent open reduction and plate fixation as well as follow-up intraoperative fluoroscopy and postoperative computed tomography (CT) at our institution between April 2019 and March 2022 were included. The distance between the ulnar edge of the plate and t

SUBMITTER: Ariga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9870808 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature