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ArticleJournal of wrist surgery2022

Assessment and Management of Acute Volar Rim Fractures.

John J Heifner, Jorge L Orbay

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Article in Journal of wrist surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Operative treatment of distal radius fractures involving the volar rim-A systematic review of outcomes and complications.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023
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  5. Distal radius fractures-Why do they fail?Journal of orthopaedics · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John J HeifnerSt. George's University School of Medicine, Great River, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-6034-6677
Jorge L OrbayThe Miami Hand and Upper Extremity Institute, Miami, Florida.
Miami Hand Center · USSt. George's School · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The volar rim of the distal radius is the only bony restraint to volar carpal subluxation. Higher loads across the volar rim require stable and rigid fixation to maintain reduction and allow healing while rehabilitation begins. Volar marginal fragments are not amenable to buttressing by fixed angle volar locking plates. Appropriate management of volar marginal fragments comprises two steps-recognition of their presence and rigid anatomical repair. The best opportunity for success in the presence of a volar marginal fragment is its adequate initial treatment. The purpose of this review is to reinforce the importance of a complete preoperative and intraoperative evaluation of distal radius fractures. Volar marginal fragments can easily be overlooked even following initial reduction and fixation. Understanding the relevant anatomy and loading parameters can facilitate intraoperative decisions on approach and fixation, which are integral to achieving optimal clinical outcomes.

Indexed as

distal radius fracturefragment specific fixationvolar marginal fragmentsvolar rimwatershed line

Identifiers

PMID35837594
PMCPMC9276059
OpenAlexW3192984468

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