Published results showed patients with dorsally displaced distal radius fractures who underwent surgical fixation with K-wires did not experience better wrist function at 12-months compared with ...

In a multicenter, randomized trial in the United Kingdom, fixing wrist fracture with Kirschner wires (K-wires) did not improve patient outcomes at 1 year when compared with well-molded casting ...

Distal radius fractures are among the most common bone ... “You someday will be able to put a couple of k-wires in along with the bone morphogenic protein and hold the fracture enough ...

A distal radius fracture is a common bone fracture of the radius in the forearm. ... bridging external fixation, or percutaneous Kirschner wire (K-wire) fixation.

Using metal K-wires ... Costa, M.L., et al. (2022) Surgical fixation with K-wires versus casting in adults with fracture of distal radius: DRAFFT2 multicentre randomised clinical trial.

A broken wrist or distal radius fracture is an extremely common type of fracture. It accounts for 25% to 50% of all broken bones and is most commonly seen in older females and young males.

Egol K, Walsh M, Tejwani N et al. Bridging external fixation and supplementary Kirschner-wire fixation versus volar locked plating for unstable fractures of the distal radius: a randomised ...

Distal radius fractures are the most common arm fracture. They make up about 16% of all fractures orthopedic surgeons treat. They’re most common in children and adults over age 50.

“Our new Distal Radius 2.0 Plating System offers versatile and novel options for fracture reduction and fixation, that were not available before,” said Markku Biedermann, Chairman of ...

Fractures of the distal radius are among the most common of musculoskeletal injuries; they occur at a rate of approximately 2 such injuries per 1000 individuals per year. As with most fractures ...

A Colles' fracture -- or distal radius fracture -- is often called a ''broken wrist.'' In France it’s sometimes called a “Pouteau-Colles” fracture. Technically, it's a break in the larger of ...