TY  - JOUR
T1  - Fractures and injuries of the distal radius and carpus: The cutting edge
AU  - Gonzalez MH
Y1  - 2009/11/11
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.1650
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2038
EP  - 2039
VL  - 302
IS  - 18
N2  - 
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.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1650
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1650
ER  -