Ligament-Sparing Volar Radiocarpal Arthrotomy During Distal Radius Fracture Repair: Biomechanical Implications on Wrist Stability in a Cadaveric Model

• Published in: The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 613.e1 - 613.e10
• Main Authors: Douleh, Diana G., Baldini, Todd, Carry, Patrick, Rogers, Michael, Leversedge, Fraser J., Lauder, Alexander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Aged; Biomechanical Phenomena; Bone Plates; Cadaver; Distal radius fracture; Female; Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods; Humans; Joint Instability - physiopathology; Joint Instability - surgery; Ligaments, Articular - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; radiocarpal arthrotomy; radiocarpal instability; Radius Fractures - surgery; volar wrist arthrotomy; Wrist Fractures; wrist instability; Wrist Joint - physiopathology; Wrist Joint - surgery; radiocarpal instability; radiocarpal arthrotomy; wrist instability; volar wrist arthrotomy; Distal radius fracture

Distal radius (DR) fracture fixation with volar locked plating typically uses indirect fracture reduction without direct visualization of the articular surface in an attempt to preserve the volar radiocarpal ligaments and prevent iatrogenic radiocarpal instability. This study assessed the biomechani...