RT Journal
A1 Gonzalez MH
T1 Fractures and injuries of the distal radius and carpus: The cutting edge
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD November 11
VO 302
IS 18
SP 2038
OP 2039
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.1650
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1650
AB 
Parts 1 through 5 (chapters 1-24) are devoted to fractures of the distal radius. The treatment of this topic is comprehensive. Chapters are devoted to evaluation, imaging, and surgical approaches. The older techniques of fixation, including percutaneous pinning, external fixation, and dorsal plating, are discussed. Newer techniques of volar plating, intramedullary fixation, arthroscopy-assisted fixation, and fragment-specific fixation are also discussed in detail. Volar locking plate fixation has become popular, and a chapter by Nelson on complications of volar locking plates is timely and informative. The chapter by Hartigan and Makowiec on the numerous available bone-graft substitutes can help the practicing surgeon make sense of the options. The chapter on complex regional pain syndrome is an excellent review and will be exceptionally useful to hand surgeons.