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Development of a Novel Internal Fixation Model for Rat Radial Fractures: Fracture Healing Assessment and Dorsal Root Ganglion Isolation
Published on: March 13, 2026
[Comparative study of distal radial fractures in the elderly treated with locking and non-locking plates]
Jian-hai Chen1, Bao-guo Jiang, Dian-ying Zhang
1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, People's Hospital of Peking University, Beijing 100044, China.
Objective:
To evaluate the clinical difference of locking and non-locking plates in the treatment of distal radial fractures in the elderly.
Methods:
Forty-nine patients with an average age of 68 years were included. The mean follow-up was 30 months. Five cases were traffic related injury, and others were simple falls. Fractures were classified according to AO classification system: 9 cases of A3, 4 cases of B, 11 cases of C1, 18 cases of C2, 7 cases of C3. Patients were grouped as locking group (29 cases) and non-locking group (20 cases).
Results:
Significant difference was not found between the two groups in active range of motion, Gartland and Werley score, radiological measurements and score.
Conclusion:
Locking and non-locking plates have the same clinical outcome in the treatment of distal radial fractures in the elderly.
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