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The Retinaculum Flap for Dorsal Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures.
Journal article

The Retinaculum Flap for Dorsal Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures.

  • Devaux N Department of Hand Surgery, Kantonsspital, Baselland Liestal, Liestal, Switzerland.
  • Henning J Department of Hand Surgery, Kantonsspital, Baselland Liestal, Liestal, Switzerland; Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Haefeli M Department of Hand Surgery, Kantonsspital, Baden, Switzerland.
  • Honigmann P Department of Hand Surgery, Kantonsspital, Baselland Liestal, Liestal, Switzerland. Electronic address: philipp.honigmann@ksbl.ch.
  • 2018-04-06
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  • The Journal of hand surgery. - 2018
Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF)
complications
distal radius fracture
dorsal plate
retinaculum flap
Bone Plates
Contraindications, Procedure
Fracture Fixation, Internal
Humans
Postoperative Complications
Radius Fractures
Surgical Flaps
English In spite of the more popular volar approach for plating of distal radius fractures (DRFs), there are still indications for dorsal plating and even combined dorsovolar plating in complex DRFs. Dorsal plating carries a concern for complications such as tenosynovitis, extensor tendon adhesions, and delayed extensor tendon ruptures. These risks can be minimized by use of modern low-profile plates and the use of an extensor retinaculum flap to cover the distal plate and screws. We describe the technique of the dorsal retinaculum flap for dorsal plating of DRFs.
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  • English
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