TY - JOUR
T1 - Fixation of comminuted distal radius fractures with a mixture of calcium phosphate and calcium sulfate cement.
AU - Solari, Mario G.
AU - Spangler, Emily
AU - Lee, Andrew
AU - Wollstein, Ronit
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Distal radius fracture alignment and stabilization can be a surgical challenge in the face of severe comminution and bone loss. We describe a technique using a calcium phosphate/sulfate bone cement, as an adjunct to internal fixation. This bone cement is biocompatible, osteoconductive, and sets quickly with an isothermic reaction. The use of bone cement eliminates the need for primary autologous bone grafting and allows for easier reduction and retention of reduction at the time of surgery. Bone cement is employed for the following purposes in comminuted fractures: (1) to fill a void due to lost or crushed cancellous bone, (2) to hold larger unstable fragments while hardware is placed, and (3) to retain fragments too small to take hardware. Available bone cements, studies involving the use of bone cement for distal radius fractures, indications, and surgical technique will be reviewed.
AB - Distal radius fracture alignment and stabilization can be a surgical challenge in the face of severe comminution and bone loss. We describe a technique using a calcium phosphate/sulfate bone cement, as an adjunct to internal fixation. This bone cement is biocompatible, osteoconductive, and sets quickly with an isothermic reaction. The use of bone cement eliminates the need for primary autologous bone grafting and allows for easier reduction and retention of reduction at the time of surgery. Bone cement is employed for the following purposes in comminuted fractures: (1) to fill a void due to lost or crushed cancellous bone, (2) to hold larger unstable fragments while hardware is placed, and (3) to retain fragments too small to take hardware. Available bone cements, studies involving the use of bone cement for distal radius fractures, indications, and surgical technique will be reviewed.
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U2 - 10.1142/S0218810411005412
DO - 10.1142/S0218810411005412
M3 - Article
C2 - 21548166
AN - SCOPUS:82255180012
SN - 2424-8355
VL - 16
SP - 223
EP - 228
JO - Hand surgery : an international journal devoted to hand and upper limb surgery and related research : journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
JF - Hand surgery : an international journal devoted to hand and upper limb surgery and related research : journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
IS - 2
ER -