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Nonunion of the distal radius
1Department of Orthopaedics, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|December 22, 1999
Abstract:
We report five cases of nonunion of the distal radius. There were three women and two men. The mean age was 44 years (range, 34-56). All five patients were heavy tobacco smokers and three had a history of alcohol abuse. In three patients, union of the distal radius was obtained. Two had a persistent nonunion which was salvaged with a total wrist fusion.