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  • Title: Dorsal pin placement and external fixation for correction of dorsal tilt in fractures of the distal radius.
    Author: Braun RM, Gellman H.
    Journal: J Hand Surg Am; 1994 Jul; 19(4):653-5. PubMed ID: 7963327.
    Abstract:
    Insertion of a dorsal fixation pin was performed in 10 patients treated for distal radius fractures associated with dorsal angulation of the distal fragment. These fractures did not improve position with direct traction. Reduction was achieved with the use of a dorsal pin, used as a lever, to correct dorsal tilt of the fracture and to reestablish anterior angulation of 10 degrees in the distal joint surface of the radius. The dorsal pin was then fixed to an external fixator bar. All of these fractures healed in good position with appropriate alignment and without complications.
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