Risk Factors for the Incidence of the Volar Lunate Facet Fragments in Distal Radius Fractures

Conclusion Over-reduction of the VT at primary fixation should be avoided because it could place an excess burden on the VLF and cause subsequent postoperative fixation failure and volar carpal subluxation.
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Source: Journal of Wrist Surgery - January 11, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Mitsuzawa, Sadaki Takeuchi, Hisataka Tsukamoto, Yoshihiro Yamashita, Shinnosuke Ota, Satoshi Onishi, Eijiro Yasuda, Tadashi Tags: Scientific Article Source Type: research