COMPLEX FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL RADIUS: ANALYSIS OF OSTEOSYNTHESIS USING SPANNING PLATES
Túlio Felício DA Cunha Rodrigues1, Afrânio Donato DE Freitas1, João Antonio Côrtes Vieira1
1Fundação Hospitalar São Francisco de Assis, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Objective:
To radiographically evaluate the postoperative results of AO 2R3C3 type distal radius fractures treated using the spanning plate technique, associated or not with other fixation methods.
Methods:
Retrospective observational study that evaluated 14 patients, aged 29 to 80 years, who underwent osteosynthesis, from November 2021 to June 2022. For radiographic measurement, the following parameters were defined: ulnar variance, volar inclination, radial inclination and step articulate.
Results:
The mean value of radial inclination was 13.70 degrees, volar inclination was 0.85 degrees, ulnar variance was 0.60mm and joint step was 0.78mm.
Conclusion:
Fixation using spanning plate is an excellent alternative in the management of complex fractures of the distal radius.
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