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A comparative study of distal end radius fracture managed by external fixator with k-wire and volar locking plate

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Dr. Musheer Ahmed, Dr. Kanak Arora, Dr. Prabhu M M
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.Si13.180

Abstract

The distal radial fractures account for about 15 to 20% of total fractures managed by an Orthopaedic surgeon [1]. Many studies on this topic have been done earlier with reverence to the association between various management modalities of fractures of distal radius and functional outcomes [2]. The findings of these studies have most often presented no correlation between the two factors. Distal radial fracture is common in females above 50 years of age [3]. Two of the most frequently used were the AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen) Classification which had nine chief subgroups and the Frykman classification which had 8 subgroups [4]. The prognostic and outcome worth of these classifications, to assess the consequence of a fracture of distal radius may not be precise [5], particularly concerning inter- and intra-observer level of agreement [6]. This is a descriptive study dealing with the association of the functional outcomes in AO type of fractures at the distal end of radius which are managed by various treatment modalities

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