Affiliation:
1. Assistant professor ,Department of Orthopaedics Government Medical College, Kurnool.
2. Junior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics Government Medical College, Kurnool.
Abstract
Fundamental goal treatment of distal radial fractures is restoration of normal or near normal alignment and articular
congruity. Twenty patients with fractures of distal radius were selected who were admitted in Government Medical
College,Kurnool between September 2018 and September 2020. Patients were treated with open reduction and internal xation with volar plate
through a volar approach and followed up till functional recovery and assessed clinico radiologically. The study comprised of 14 male and 6
female patients aged from 23 to 62 years with mean age of 39.80 years The follow up ranged from 9 to 18 months. Using the demerit scoring system
of Gartland and Werley, we had 50% excellent, 40% good, 10% fair and none poor results. In carefully selected patients even in the face of
osteoporosis, xation of fractures of distal end of radius with a volar plate has satisfactory outcome