METHOD FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT OF FRACTURES OF DISTAL METAEPIPHYSIS OF THE RADIUS Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A61B17/56 

FIELD: medicine, traumatology, orthopedics.

SUBSTANCE: it is necessary to carry out pre-surgical planning at measuring the parameters of the correction of radius' fragments. One should fulfill L-shapely skin incision in the lower third of the forearm, dissect N-shapely proximal part of retinaculum extensorum, dissect without separating periosteum against the bone the 2^nd, the 3d, the 4^th osseous-fibrous canals of extensors' tendons, dissect Z-shapely the tendon of brachioradial muscle, guide Kirschner's needles into the radius, fulfill open reposition of the radius' fragments at temporary fixation, put a plate onto the radius' periosteum, suture the tendon of brachioradial muscle, suture the dissected proximal part of retinaculum extensorum above the plate under extensors' tendons by keeping the tendons of long extensor of the thumb in subcutaneous fiber, suture in subcutaneous fiber and skin. The innovation enables to reconstruct the functions of the affected limb, decreases traumatism of operation, excludes post-surgical complications and shortens the terms of therapy.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of therapy.

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