Abstract
We treated fourteen distal radius fractures by Kapandji's method from Jan. 1991 to Sep. 1992. The result was compared with that of conservative treatment (manual reduction and plaster immobilization). Clinical assessment included range of motion of the wrist joint, grip strength and the demerit point system proposed by Sarmiento. Assessment of roentgenograms consisted of dorsal tilt, radial inclination and shortening of the surface of the radial end. The clinical result of Kapandji's method was significantly better than that of conservative treatment. In spite of satisfactly initial reduction in both group, the position became gradually displaced in the conservative treated patients, but not in these treated by Kapandji's method.
