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CHAPTER 8 • Fractures of the Distal Radius and Ulna

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Figure 8-37.  Severe swelling. A, B: Com- plete displacement and bayonet apposi- tion of a distal radial fracture associated with severe swelling from a high-energy injury. C: Once reduced, the fragment is secured with an oblique percutaneous pin across the fracture site, sparing the distal radial physis.

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Figure 8-38.  Crossed-pin technique for stabilization of distal radial metaphyseal fracture in a skeletally immature patient. (Courtesy of Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery Foundation.)