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Medisur 2016; 14 (1)

Distal radius fracture treated by internal fixation with plates, screws and the RALCA® external mini-fixator

López CR, Truffin RY, Pérez ÁY

Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 58-63
PDF size: 205.74 Kb.


ABSTRACT

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.


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