Ian Mullikin, Jeffrey Allen Dela Cruz, Ramesh C Srinivasan, Suhail K Mithani, Wendy Novicoff, Abhinav Bobby Chhabra, Eloy Tabeayo Alvarez
OBJECTIVES: Major surgical approaches for volar plating of the distal radius include the standard flexor carpi radialis (FCR) approach, the extended FCR (eFCR) approach, and the extended FCR approach combined with radial-sided carpal tunnel release (eFCR+CTR). The purpose of this study was to determine which of these three surgical approaches offers the greatest exposure and visualization of the distal radius. METHODS: Sequential dissections were performed on each of 30 fresh frozen below elbow cadaveric samples in order to simulate the three surgical approaches for distal radius volar plating, starting with the standard FCR approach, advancing to eFCR, and finishing with eFCR+CTR...
2023: Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery