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ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2018

Treatment of the distal radius fractures with percutaneous pinning: evolution to the HK2 system.

Emmanuel J Camus, Luc Van Overstraeten

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Article in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Treatment options in extra-articular distal radius fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022
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2 authors.

Emmanuel J CamusClinique du Val de Sambre, 162 Route de Mons, Maubeuge, France. emmanuel.camus@wanadoo.fr.
Luc Van OverstraetenHand and Foot Surgery Unit, Rue Pierre Caille 9, Tournai, Belgium.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Displaced fractures of the distal radius often require reduction and fixation to improve outcome in active patients. The volar locking plate gained ground over pinning, which was the first surgical solution described. But pinning methods have since evolved with fewer complications. The authors present a clinical study of distal radius fracture fixation using the HK2 technique, where subchondral pins are connected to intra-focal pins. The results are satisfactory with a lower complication rate compared to other pinning methods. This technical improvement relaunches the pinning technique, with its two advantages, being faster and significantly cheaper than locking plates, with similar long-term functional results.

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Bone NailsBone WiresFracture Fixation, InternalRadiusRadius FracturesCost SavingsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFracture DislocationFranceHumansMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimePostoperative ComplicationsRecovery of FunctionDistal radiusFractureHK2KapandjiPinningWire

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