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From: Will the untreated ulnar styloid fracture influence the outcome of unstable distal radial fracture treated with external fixation when the distal radioulnar joint is stable

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The 65-year-old male patient with unstable distal radius fracture. (a, b) The initial anterior-posterior and lateral radiographs of the distal radius showed an unstable fracture accompanied with the ulnar styloid base fracture: dorsal angulation at 30°; shortening of radius 7 mm. (c, d) The radiographs at the external fixator removal time: the fracture was treated with external fixation augmented with percutaneous Kirschner wires. (e, f) The radiographs at three months postoperatively: the distal radius fracture had united but the ulnar styloid base fracture had not. (g, h) The radiographs at the final follow-up visit: the ulnas styloid base fracture still had not united. Written informed consent was obtained from the patient to show the information here.

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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