| Distal Radius Fracture in a Surgeon's Dominant Wrist | |
aDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo and bBorgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, Mich | |
Correspondence: todd.ruiter@borgess.com |
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| Keywords: distal radius fracture, modified Henry approach, utilitarian dorsal approach, occupational hand therapy, surgeon's wrist fracture |
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DESCRIPTION
A 33-year-old right-hand dominant surgeon fell, sustaining a comminuted, dorsally displaced, intra-articular right distal radius fracture. Closed reduction was performed, followed by open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) utilizing a dorsal approach. On postoperative day 6, range of motion was begun, followed by aggressive 5 days per week occupational hand therapy. She returned to her operative practice without restrictions after 7 weeks.
QUESTIONS
1. What are the indications for ORIF of distal radius fra .......