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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Five consecutive patients (mean age: 40.4 yrs (range, 19-58 yrs)), with symptomatic distal radius malunion underwent corrective opening wedge osteotomy using phosphate cement as an alternative to bone autograft, at a mean 9 months (4-16mo) of fracture. Internal fixation used a plate placed just above the distal radioulnar joint, with soft-tissue release. Radiographic and functional parameters were measured before surgery, and at 6 months and 1 year. At a mean 32.4 months (range, 16-47mo), all patients were satisfied and all the osteotomies were united. At 1 year's follow-up, wrist range of motion reached 75% compared to the contralateral side. Two biopsies performed during plate removal showed osteoid tissue at the cement-bone junction. It is reasonable to consider injectable phosphate cement as a viable alternative to bone grafting in conjunction with surgical correction of distal radius malunion. Level of evidence: level IV.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1877-0568
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
574-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Extra-articular distal radius malunion: The phosphate cement alternative.
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopedics, Traumatology Plastic and Reconstructive Hand Surgery Dept, Surgical Innovation and Technique Center, EA 4268 Innovation, Imaging, Engineering and Intervention in Health, IFR 133 Inserm, Jean-Minjoz University Hospital, Franche-Comté University, Besançon, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article