Distal Radius Fracture Treated by Internal Fixation with Plates, Screws and the RALCA® External Mini-fixator

Distal radius fractures are very common in medical practice. In our service, we may not have the most widely used devices for fixation of these fractures at a given moment. For this reason, we must consider all possible combinations within our power to correct them since most of the time, it is impo...

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Main Authors: Rafael López Cuellar, Yaniel Truffin Rodríguez, Yudit Pérez Álvarez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2016-02-01
Series:Medisur
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Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2974
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Summary:Distal radius fractures are very common in medical practice. In our service, we may not have the most widely used devices for fixation of these fractures at a given moment. For this reason, we must consider all possible combinations within our power to correct them since most of the time, it is impossible to maintain a fracture reduction using a single technique. We present the case of a 24-year-old female patient treated at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital in Cienfuegos due to a displaced fracture of the left distal radius caused by impaction. It was successfully stabilized by internal fixation with plates, screws and the RALCA® external mini-fixator.
ISSN:1727-897X