Vol. 6, Issue 1 (2020)

A comparative study of volar locking plate versus external fixation for displaced intra articular distal end radius fractures: A prospective study

Author(s):

Dr. Mahesh G and Dr. Shreekantha KS

Abstract:
Background: Distal radius fracture is more common accounting for 1/6th of the all fractures. With this background, this study was carried out to compare the functional outcome of volar locking plate and external fixator to the displaced intra-articular distal end radius fractures using Modified Mayo Wrist Score (MMWS).
Materials and methods: This study included those patients with distal radius fracture attending the Orthopaedic clinic at SIMS, during July 2018 till December 2018. Patients were randomised based on - even and odd day of the week. This included two set of group with twenty patients in each group- one with volar locking plating and other with external fixation. Patients were followed up at 6 months and 1 year. At each follow up, the pain and range of movements were assessed by MMWS score which was entered in Microsoft excel and analysed in SPSS 20.
Results: At the end of one year after surgery, we observed that external fixation technique was superior for treating displaced intra-articular comminuted distal end radius fractures than volar locking plate.
Conclusion: External fixator showed more advantageous than volar locking plates after 1year of follow up.

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How to cite this article:
Dr. Mahesh G and Dr. Shreekantha KS. A comparative study of volar locking plate versus external fixation for displaced intra articular distal end radius fractures: A prospective study. Int. J. Orthop. Sci. 2020;6(1):383-386. DOI: 10.22271/ortho.2020.v6.i1g.1895