Comparison of different radiography systems in an experimental study for detection of forearm fractures and evaluation of the Müller-AO and Frykman classification for distal radius fractures.

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Abstract

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 15. Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl II Verh Dtsch Ges Chir. 1990:639-42. [Accident mechanisms and classification in distal radius fracture]. [Article in German] Havemann D(1), Busse FW. Author information: (1)Abt. Unfallchirurgie im Klinikum, Universität Kiel. The form and severity of fracture of the distal radius as well as the concomitant injury of discoligamentary structures of the wrist depend on the position of the wrist at the moment of hitting the ground. The width of this angle influences the localization of the fracture. Pronation, supination and abduction determine the direction of force and the compression of the carpus and the different appearances of ligamentary injuries. The classifications of these fractures published by Frykman (1967) and M. E. Müller et al. (1989, AO-Group), incomplete, are useful for objective evaluation or documentation and may suggest indications for treatment when critically used.