Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

Fracture of the shaft of radius treated with lateral plating: An outcome study

Dr. Anuraj Yadav, Dr. Mohd Ismail Irfan

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Purpose: Fixation by plate is the gold standard for the treatment of forearm fractures that are displaced in adults. Conventionally radial shaft fractures will be either plated on the dorsal surface or on the volar surface depending on the approach. The lateral surface of the radius provides a uniformly curved and even area for plate placement. It has the advantage of easy assessing and restoring the radial bow post surgery. A prospective study was designed to observe the outcome of lateral plating of fractures of shaft of radius. Methods: Fifteen patients were included in this study which was performed in at Sree Balaji Medical College &Hosipital,Chromepet,Chennai India. Of them, 11 had fractures of both the forearm bones and 4 had isolated fracture of radial shaft. Fixation was done within 36 h of injury in all using 3.5 mm limited contact dynamic compression plate or locking compression plate applied to the lateral surface of the radius. Ulna was fixed in routine manner. Results: Union was achieved in 15 out of 15 patients, after a mean time of 17.8 weeks. According to Anderson et al.‘s criteria, 11 patients had excellent results, 3 had satisfactory and 1 had unsatisfactory result. Conclusion: The outcomes including rate of union were comparable to those in the existing literature. Plating the radial shaft on the lateral surface is a viable alternative to volar or dorsal plating of the radius. Larger studies with randomized data are needed to assess whether it has any superiority over other existing techniques.

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FRACTURE OF THE SHAFT OF RADIUS TREATED WITH LATERAL PLATING: AN OUTCOME STUDY, Dr. Anuraj Yadav, Dr. Mohd Ismail Irfan INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-7 | July-2019

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