Introduction:

distal radius fracture is one of the most frequent traumatic entities due which patients come to Traumatology emergency services. Although their treatment is usually conservative, there are situations where surgery with external fixation is necessary.

Objetive:

to evaluate the results of external fixation in patients with unstable distal radius fractures.

Materials and methods: a pre-experimental study was carried out in patients with unstable fractures of the distal radius treated by external fixation at the Provincial Clinical Surgical Teaching Hospital Manuel Ascunce Domenech, of Camagüey, between April 2018 and May 2021. The research has IV level of evidence, D recommendation.

Results:

the average age of the 41 patients was 40.5 years old, with minimum age of 20 and maximum age of 68 years. Female sex prevalence was observed (25 patients, 61%). The female-male sex ratio was 1.5 to 1, and the left-right wrist condition was 1.9 to 1. Significance was found between before and after using the imaging parameters and the evaluative scales, with improvement in both cases.

Conclusions:

external fixation in unstable distal radius fracture is effective at twelve months in most patients. Complications are minimal and if they are present, they favorably answer to treatment.

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