Management of un-united fractures distal end radius report on 15 cases

ABSTRACT

15 cases of un-united fractures distal radius were treated at Assiut University Hospital during the period from January 1988 to January 1992. Union was achieved in 14 of them at a mean time of 3.5 months. The time required for union showed no relation to the patient age, the implant used or addition of bone graft. The functional result is related significantly to the radial articular surface inclination and the maintenance of a proper length of ulna and intact inferior radioulnar articulation