Tag Jesse D. Meaike

Key Points While the cause of nonunion is often multifactorial, both injury (open fracture, severe comminution, soft tissue interposition) and patient (diabetes, smoking, obesity, substance abuse, malnutrition, peripheral vascular disease, social situation) factors play a role. Treatment is based on…

Key Points The diagnosis of a malunited distal radius fracture (DRF) must take into account both clinical symptoms and radiographic findings Standard radiographs of both the affected and contralateral wrist are usually sufficient to diagnose distal radius malunions, but CT…