AO Trauma NA Orthopaedic Trauma Journal Club Series—Distal Radius Fractures

The Trauma Journal Club will feature articles from top experts in orthopedic hand and trauma research, emphasizing relevant studies to clinical practice and fostering in-depth discussions. This session will focus on Distal Radius Fractures. It will provide an opportunity to dive into the motivations behind the research, evaluate changes in clinical practice, discuss study limitations, and highlight key takeaways.

Article 1: Radiographic Outcomes of dorsal spanning plate without ​and without volar plate fixation for comminuted intraarticular ​distal radius fractures​.

Article 2: Outcomes of volar plating distal radius fractures based​ on surgical timing

Article 3: Effect of time to surgery on surgical site infection in open​ distal radius fractures: a review of the ACS Trauma ​Quality Improvement Program database