Can Recovery of Bone Mineral Density at the Fracture Site in the Distal Radius Be Used As a Measure of Fracture Healing

Ashraf Awad, Andrew Jg, C Williams and C Hutchinson
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C Hutchinson: University of Manchester, England

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2018, vol. 10, issue 5, 97-99

Abstract: Metaphyseal fractures (especially in the elderly) are now commonest type of fracture. Bone mineral density (BMD) of the fracture callus has been used as a measure of healing in diaphyseal fractures. This study investigated whether measurement of BMD at the fracture site in the distal radius can be used as a measure of fracture healing. 28 patients with dorsally displaced distal radial fracture were treated by intrafocal wire fixation. All patients had acceptable correction of dorsal and radial angle at final x-ray (3 months). BMD was measured at the fracture site (examining the BMD of the medullary bone at the fracture site after removal of wires), in the opposite wrist and the lumbar spine using QCT at 6 weeks after fracture.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2018.10.555798

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