[Treatment of comminuted fractures of the distal end of the radius by traction using transfixing Kirschner's wires and plaster cast].

Based on the analysis of 45 cases of comminuted fractures of the lower extremity of the radius, this study points out the insufficiency of conventional treatments. The authors advocate a technique using a Kirschner's wire passed through the metacarpal bones and another one through the ulna, both beind embeded in plaster cast. This method was tested on 19 cases with encouraging results. The technique was precisely described and the authors think that it should be used in fractures incorrectly reduced by conventional methods.