Distal Radius

Complications of Low-Profile Dorsal Versus Volar Locking Plates in the Distal Radius: A Comparative Study

Yu YR, Makhni MC, Tabrizi S, et al (Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr and the Harvard Med School, Boston, MA) J Hand Surg 36A:1135-1141, 2011^§

Abstract

Purpose

Dorsal plating of distal radius fractures with traditional 2.5-mm-thick plates is associated with extensor tendon complications. Consequently, volar locking plates have gained widespread acceptance. A new generation of 1.2- to 1.5-mm, low-profile dorsal plates was designed to minimize tendon irritation. This study examines the complication rates of low-profile dorsal plates compared with volar locking plates.

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