Safety of Releasing the Volar Capsule During Open Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures: An Analysis of the Extrinsic Radiocarpal Ligaments ’ Contribution to Radiocarpal Stability

The contribution of the extrinsic radiocarpal ligaments to carpal stability continues to be studied. Clinically, there is a concern for carpal instability from release of the volar extrinsic ligaments during volar plating of distal radius fractures in which the integrity of the dorsal ligaments may be unknown. The primary hypothesis of this study was that serial sectioning of radiocarpal ligaments would lead to progressive ulnar translation of the carpus.

Source: The Journal of Hand Surgery - July 30, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Lucas A. Suazo Gladwin, Nathan Douglass, Anthony W. Behn, Timothy Thio, David S. Ruch, Robin N. Kamal Tags: Scientific Article Source Type: research