Fixation of Comminuted Distal Radius Fracture

Spanning Plate Versus Spanning External Fixator in Fixation of Comminuted Distal Radius Fracture

comparison between different methods in fixation of comminuted distal radius fractures

This clinical study aims at comparison of treatment outcomes of Spanning plate versus spanning External fixator in fixation of comminuted distal radius fracture.

The primary outcomes that we like to measure are pain, healing. Stiffness and range of motion .

• Inclusion criteria

  • Skeletally mature patients aging 18 or more
  • Comminuted distal radius fractures Fernandez type V

• Exclusion criteria

  • Age less than 18 year or more
  • Patients with previous fracture affecting wrist joint in the same side.
  • Parients with active infection in the affected joint
  • Pathological fracture
  • Neurological disorder (epilepsy…etc) Reheumatoid