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Abstract:
Fractures of the distal radius include a wide spectrum of fracture patterns. As well as involving the distal radius, these injuries can involve the wrist, the distal radio-ulnar joint and the distal ulna. The management of these injuries is consequently diverse, ranging from a plaster cast to advanced surgery. The principles of treatment are to reduce and maintain the reduction by restoring the radial height, volar tilt and intra-articular step. The acceptable reduction is to have radial height to within 2 mm of the ulnar, volar tilt greater than 0 degree and intra-articular step less than 1 mm. The present paper reviews the current concepts in the diagnosis, management and complications of distal radial fractures.
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