Abstract

TRUFFIN RODRIGUEZ, Yaniel; PEREZ MARTINEZ, Osmany; GóMEZ ARREGOITIA, Rafael  and  GóMEZ GIL, Indira. Management of Malunions of the Distal Radius. Medisur [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.1, pp.84-88. ISSN 1727-897X.

Fractures of the distal radius often present with a group of major complications. Of these, malunion is one of the most disabling. Its management through salvage procedures is essential for its correction. The case of a 60-year-old healthy woman of urban origin treated at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital in Cienfuegos because of a malunion of the distal end of the left radius as a result of a previous Colles’ fracture is presented. The patient complained of severe pain preventing her from sleeping and performing daily life activities. A salvage surgery consisting of the osteotomy of the distal dorsal radius with bone grafting was performed using Fernández technique with satisfactory results.

Keywords : radius fractures; osteotomy; fracture fixation, internal.

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