T1.5 The spoon technique for the reduction of distal radius fractures

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treatedwith closed reduction and intramedullary K-wire, group B (23 patients) was treated one of them open other bone closed reduction and group C (13 patients) was both bones treated open reduction and intramedullary K-wire. We applied long arm cast all patients. Results: Mean age was 14 (5–15) in group A, 9.5 (7–14) in group B and 11 (5–15) in group C. Union was achived 53.5 (33–76) days in group A, 43.5 (35–66) days in group B and 46 (32–68) days in group C. No differences were found between the groups for fracture union at 3 or 6 months. Ten complications occurred in 10 of 63 patients such as eight hardware infection, one decreased range of motion. We didn’t find complications such as epiphyseal damage, angular or rotational deformity, synostosis. Conclusion: Closed or open reduction with intramedullary nailing of unstable pediatric forearm fracture has many advantages such as short operative time, unproblematic wound healing, easy removal of K-wires and good functional results.