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  • Title: External fixation of Colles' fractures. An anatomical study.
    Author: Jenkins NH, Jones DG, Johnson SR, Mintowt-Czyz WJ.
    Journal: J Bone Joint Surg Br; 1987 Mar; 69(2):207-11. PubMed ID: 3818750.
    Abstract:
    In a prospective, controlled study 58 patients aged under 60 years with Colles' fractures were treated either by a forearm plaster or by the application of an external fixator. In 94% of those treated by a fixator it was possible to insert the distal pins of the frame into the fracture fragment, the fixation obtained being sufficient to forgo additional splintage. The external fixator proved more effective at holding the manipulated position, and the radiological loss of position during fracture union was minimal compared with that seen in patients treated in plaster.
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