Kapandji technique has some theoristical and biomechanical advantages upon the extra focal techniques. The methods to create pdf files explained here are free and easy to use. Citations may include links to fulltext content from pubmed central and publisher web sites. Kapandji of course intends this book to be helpful to physiotherapists but the student of medicine will find. Achievements include author of many surgical procedures, among them a technique of fixation of the lower end radius fractures with special intrafocal pins named arum. Patients were in hospitalized or private care in france. Outcomes following temporary kapandji pinning technique and. Intrafocal kapandji pinning of distal radius fractures with and without external fixation.
Presentation mode open print download current view. Of these is that the fixation in the kapandji method is dynamic in contrast to extrafocal fixations in which it is more static and its configuration is much biomechanically stable 25. Osteosynthese par broches intrafocales des fractures a. After intrafocal pinning reduction and temporary kwire fixation. Intrafocal kapandji pinning of distal radius fractures with and. Kapandji md and louis honore bschons physiology mbchb frcpc lmcc may 9, 1988. Adalbert ibrahim kapandji, french orthopedic surgeon. A pdf creator and a pdf converter makes the conversion possible. Inventor of joint prosthesis for instance, on the first carpometacarpal joint, on the radiocarpal joint and on the distal radioulnar jointand a miniradius fixator for distal radius fractures pioneering hand surgery. Score location achieved 1 radial side of the proximal phalanx of the index finger.
To determine the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the modified kapandji index mki. Adalbert ibrahim kapandji born april 17, 1928, french. Closed reduction and kwiring with the kapandji technique for. Kapandji is the author of the physiology of the joints 4. One or 2 extrafocal kwires were used to augment intrafocal fixation. Intrafocal pinning is a percutaneous method of reduction and stabilization of a distal radius fracture first described by adalbert kapandji. Treatment of intraarticular distal radius fractures by the volar. The pdf24 creator installs for you a virtual pdf printer so that you can print your. Intrafocal pinning as described by kapandji in 1976 is generally standard treatment of fractures of the distal radius with posterior displacement. Original indications for intrafocal pinning included displaced extraarticular distal radius fractures with large fragments, minimal comminution, and good bone quality. Kapandji and percutaneous extrafocal fixation in fractures. Original article a prospective comparison between kapandji. Treatment of intraarticular distal radius fractures by the volar intrafocal kapandji method.
This technique, based on the bench effect of pinning on the posterior and radial cortexes has certain limitations in the event of major posterior comminution. A cohort of patients planned for surgery of the wrist andor fingers was evaluated within 48 hours before surgery and at least 6 months after surgery. Intrafocal pinning of fractures of the lower extremity of the radius. Kapandji technique has some theoristical and biomechanical advantages upon the extrafocal techniques. Intrafocal pinning of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures, as described by kapandji in 1976, was very popular during the last two decades. Intrafocal pinning for dorsally displaced distal radius fractures jml. Ten years after its introduction, the technique of intrafocal pinning of fractures of the lower extremity of the radius is now widely used. The kapandji score is a tool useful for assessing the opposition of the thumb, based on where on their hand the patient is able to touch with the tip of their thumb. Pubmed comprises more than 26 million citations for biomedical literature from medline, life science journals, and online books.
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