Open AccessA Comparative Study between Closed Reduction and Cast Application Versus Percutaneous K- Wire Fixation for Extra- Articular Fracture Distal end of Radius
Author(s) -
Raghu Begur Venkatesh,
Gopinath Karpenahalli Maranna,
Roshan Kumar Bangalore Narayanappa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18266.7220
Subject(s) - medicine , elbow , reduction (mathematics) , orthopedic surgery , surgery , percutaneous , fixation (population genetics) , radial fractures , internal fixation , percutaneous pinning , wrist , orthodontics , radiological weapon , population , mathematics , geometry , environmental health
In extra-articular distal radius fractures closed reduction and casting has been the mainstay of treatment, difficulty lies in predicting and maintaining the proper reduction at final union. Percutaneous K-wire stabilization is also a widely accepted treatment option, but there is no consensus on its outcome in comparison to closed reduction and casting.