1999
Load-displacement behavior in a distal radial fracture model. The effect of simulated healing on motion.
Wolfe SW, Lorenze MD, Austin G, Swigart CR, Panjabi MM. Load-displacement behavior in a distal radial fracture model. The effect of simulated healing on motion. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 1999, 81: 53-9. PMID: 9973054, DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199901000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoad-displacement behaviorFracture modelRelative motionExternal fixationPartial healingKirschner wire fixationPhysiological loadingExperimental groupKinematic deviceExternal forcesOsteotomy siteEarly removalBiomechanical studyForearm specimensOsteotomyMotionHealingCaulkAxial alignmentDistal endPresent studyFixationT-test analysisInjectionLoadingSplinting in the treatment of arthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint
Swigart C, Eaton R, Glickel S, Johnson C. Splinting in the treatment of arthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 1999, 24: 86-91. PMID: 10048521, DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.jhsu24a0086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst carpometacarpal jointConservative treatmentCarpometacarpal jointEfficacy of splintingPercent of patientsCarpometacarpal joint arthritisStage of diseaseEffective conservative treatmentTreatment of arthritisJoint arthritisSurgical treatmentSplinting protocolActivity modificationJoint surgeryInitial improvementStage IIIStage IDegree of improvementPatientsSplintingArthritisSymptomsDiseaseSignificant differencesTreatment
1998
Augmented external fixation of distal radius fractures: A biomechanical analysis
Wolfe S, Swigart C, Grauer J, Slade J, Panjabi M. Augmented external fixation of distal radius fractures: A biomechanical analysis. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 1998, 23: 127-134. PMID: 9523966, DOI: 10.1016/s0363-5023(98)80100-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLight-emitting diodesFracture fragment stabilityUnstable extra-articular distal radius fracturesConcept of augmentationPhysiologic loadingNeutral zoneMotion-sensing deviceBiomechanical analysisFixator frameFresh-frozen cadaveric specimensEquivalent stabilitySagittal plane rotationFracture patternsPlane rotationFragment stabilityStabilityBiomechanical supportExtra-articular distal radius fracturesDiodesLoadingFracturesFracture fragmentsCadaveric specimensZoneDevices