Early breakage of a titanium volar locking plate for fixation of a distal radius fracture: case report

Kiminori Yukata; Kazuteru Doi; Yasunori Hattori; Soutetsu Sakamoto

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.01.004

Early breakage of a titanium volar locking plate for fixation of a distal radius fracture: case report

J Hand Surg Am. 2009 May-Jun;34(5):907-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.01.004.

Authors

Kiminori Yukata¹, Kazuteru Doi, Yasunori Hattori, Soutetsu Sakamoto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital and Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ogori, Yamaguchi, Japan.

PMID: 19410996
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.01.004

Abstract

This report presents a case demonstrating the early breakage of a titanium volar locking plate implanted for internal fixation of a dorsally displaced distal radius fracture in which the dorsal cortex was severely comminuted. Careful selection of the proper plate and appropriate surgical technique and postoperative management are necessary to avoid this complication.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Bone Plates*
Bone Screws
Equipment Failure Analysis*
Female
Fracture Fixation, Internal / instrumentation*
Fracture Healing / physiology
Fractures, Comminuted / diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Comminuted / surgery*
Humans
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Pseudarthrosis / diagnostic imaging
Pseudarthrosis / etiology
Radius Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Radius Fractures / surgery*
Titanium*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Weight-Bearing / physiology
Wrist Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Wrist Injuries / surgery*

Substances

Titanium