DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURES IN PATIENTS OVER 60 YEARS OLD: ORTHOGONAL PLATES VERSUS VOLAR PLATE
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Edgard Novaes de França Bisneto1, Emygdio José Leomil de Paula1, Marcelo Rosa de Resende1
1PhD. Attending Physician, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo.
Objective:
To compare the results from surgical treatment between volar plates with angular stability and orthogonal plates in unstable distal radius fractures, in patients aged over 60 years.
Methods:
The patients were divided into two groups that were treated with volar plates or orthogonal plates. Clinical and radiographic results were analyzed prospectively.
Results:
The study groups presented similar clinical and radiographic results six months after the operation. However, three months after the surgery, the volar plate group had superior results.
Conclusion:
Both group presented good functional results. Surgical treatment enabled early rehabilitation. The orthogonal plate technique required a longer learning curve, presented more complications and worse initial results.
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