Screw impingement on the extensor tendons in distal radius fractures treated by volar plating: sonographic appearance

Bianchi, Stefano; Van Aaken, Jan; Glauser, Thierry; Martinoli, C.; Beaulieu, Jean-Yves; Della Santa, Dominique

doi:10.2214/AJR.08.1057

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Title		Screw impingement on the extensor tendons in distal radius fractures treated by volar plating: sonographic appearance
Authors		Bianchi, Stefano Van Aaken, Jan Glauser, Thierry Martinoli, C. Beaulieu, Jean-Yves Della Santa, Dominique
Published in		American Journal of Roentgenology. 2008, vol. 191, no. 5, p. W199-203
Abstract		OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to analyze the sonography examinations of nine consecutive patients with a history of distal radius fracture treated by open reduction and internal fixation of the volar plate who were referred by hand surgeons for sonography of the dorsal aspect of the wrist. CONCLUSION: We postulate that impingement of the extensor tendons in patients with distal radius fracture treated by volar plating starts with local hyperemia and is followed by tenosynovitis and, finally, by partial and complete tendon tears. Sonography is an effective, dynamic, and noninvasive technique with which to diagnose and evaluate damage to the extensor tendons and their synovial sheaths.
Keywords		Adult — Aged — Bone Screws/adverse effects — Female — Fracture Fixation, Internal/adverse effects — Humans — Male — Middle Aged — Radius Fractures/complications/surgery/ultrasonography — Retrospective Studies — Tendon Injuries/etiology/surgery/ultrasonography — Volar Plate/*surgery/ultrasonography
Identifiers		DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1057 PMID: 18941055
Full text		Article - Limited access to UNIGE Other version: http://www.ajronline.org/content/191/5/W199.full.pdf
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie
Citation (ISO format)		BIANCHI, Stefano et al. Screw impingement on the extensor tendons in distal radius fractures treated by volar plating: sonographic appearance. In: American Journal of Roentgenology, 2008, vol. 191, n° 5, p. W199-203. doi: 10.2214/AJR.08.1057 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:19026