Corrective Osteotomy of the Distal Radius Without Bone Grafting

The investigators retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent extraarticular corrective osteotomy of the distal radius via a palmar approach and without the use of a bone graft, even in the absence of cortical contact after corrective osteotomy.The goal of this retrospective observational study is to determine whether secondary dislocation or nonunion occurs after corrective osteotomy without bone grafting.

Inclusion Criteria:malunited distal radius fractureextraarticular corrective osteotomypalmar approachno bone graft usedno cortical contact after dorsal open wedge osteotomysigned informed consentExclusion Criteria:others reasons for malunionintraarticular corrective osteotomyuse of a bone graftcortical contact after open wedge osteotomylost to follow up