FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME AND COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING TWO TYPES OF DORSAL PLATING FOR UNSTABLE FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL PART OF THE RADIUS

Patients in whom a dorsally displaced distal radial fracture is treated with a titanium or stainless-steel Synthes pi plate have a significantly increased risk of complications compared with those in whom such a fracture is treated with a low-profile plate. Regardless of the type of plate used, all of the patients in the present study had a good or excellent long-term functional outcome.