Brian K Foster, Benchaa Boualam, R Parker Shea, Idorenyin F Udoeyo, A Michael Luciani, Joel C Klena, Louis C Grandizio
PURPOSE: To identify patient, surgeon, and injury characteristics associated with preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan utilization for operative distal radius fractures (DRF). In addition, we aimed to determine if preoperative CT was associated with treatment methods other than isolated volar-locked plating (VLP). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all operatively treated adult DRFs within our health care system from 2016 to 2020. Baseline demographics, injury, treatment characteristics, and the fellowship training of the 44 included surgeons were recorded...
September 2023: Journal of hand surgery global online