Will the untreated ulnar styloid fracture influence the outcome of unstable distal radial fracture treated with external fixation when the distal radioulnar joint is stable

[1] Lafontaine M(1989)Stability assessment of distal radius fractures Injury 20 208-210

[2] Hardy D(2004)Assessment of instability factors in adult radius fractures J Hand Surg Am 29 1128-1138

[3] Delince P(2010)Treatment of reducible unstable fractures of the distal radius in adults: a randomised controlled trial of De Palma percutaneous pinning versus bridging external fixation BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11 137-1725

[4] Nesbitt KB(2012)Distal radius fractures: current concepts J Hand Surg Am 37 1718-1906

[5] Failla JM(2011)UK DRAFFT - a randomised controlled trial of percutaneous fixation with kirschner wires versus volar locking-plate fixation in the treatment of adult patients with a dorsally displaced fracture of the distal radius BMC Musculoskelet Disord 12 201-1577

[6] Les C(2011)Open reduction internal fixation versus percutaneous pinning with external fixation of distal radius fractures: a prospective, randomized clinical trial J Hand Surg Am 36 1899-394

[7] Ballots JC(2009)Unstable distal radial fractures treated with external fixation, a radial column plate, or a volar plate. A prospective randomized trial J Bone Joint Surg Am 91 1568-616

[8] Tamaoki MJ(2012)External fixation versus internal fixation for unstable distal radius fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative clinical trials J Orthop Trauma 26 386-109

[9] Atallah AN(2009)Fractures of the distal radius treated with cross-pin fixation and a nonbridging external fixator, the CPX system: a preliminary report J Hand Surg Am 34 603-79

[10] Albertoni WM(2009)Treatment of distal radius fractures with a nonbridging cross-pin fixator (the CPX system) Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 13 104-60

[1] Lafontaine M(1989)Stability assessment of distal radius fractures Injury 20 208-210

[2] Hardy D(2004)Assessment of instability factors in adult radius fractures J Hand Surg Am 29 1128-1138

[3] Delince P(2010)Treatment of reducible unstable fractures of the distal radius in adults: a randomised controlled trial of De Palma percutaneous pinning versus bridging external fixation BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11 137-1725

[4] Nesbitt KB(2012)Distal radius fractures: current concepts J Hand Surg Am 37 1718-1906

[5] Failla JM(2011)UK DRAFFT - a randomised controlled trial of percutaneous fixation with kirschner wires versus volar locking-plate fixation in the treatment of adult patients with a dorsally displaced fracture of the distal radius BMC Musculoskelet Disord 12 201-1577

[6] Les C(2011)Open reduction internal fixation versus percutaneous pinning with external fixation of distal radius fractures: a prospective, randomized clinical trial J Hand Surg Am 36 1899-394

[7] Ballots JC(2009)Unstable distal radial fractures treated with external fixation, a radial column plate, or a volar plate. A prospective randomized trial J Bone Joint Surg Am 91 1568-616

[8] Tamaoki MJ(2012)External fixation versus internal fixation for unstable distal radius fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative clinical trials J Orthop Trauma 26 386-109

[9] Atallah AN(2009)Fractures of the distal radius treated with cross-pin fixation and a nonbridging external fixator, the CPX system: a preliminary report J Hand Surg Am 34 603-79

[10] Albertoni WM(2009)Treatment of distal radius fractures with a nonbridging cross-pin fixator (the CPX system) Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 13 104-60