Treatment for Fractures of the Distal End of the Radius with an Anatomical Radius Plate.

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We treated 10 fractures of the distal end of the radius using an anatomical radius plate (ARP). Two patients were male and eight were female, ranging in age from 18 to 85 years (mean, 60.7 years) at the time of injury.The radiological degree of dorsal tilt, radial angle, and radial length were measured from the time of injury to the last follow-up examination to evaluate the anatomical result. Clinical prognosis was evaluated using Saito's method of assessment. Furthermore patients treated by cast fixation or percutaneus pinning and cast, had radiological measurement and clinical evaluation carried out.In the group treated with ARP the final degree of dorsal tilt was 5.2°, and the change in radial length, representing redisplacement of radial shortening, was 0.9mm. Compared with other therapeutic groups, the radiological results of this group were assessed as better and even their clinical results were superior to others.