The "Clip U2", a new device in treating distal radial fractures.

Abstract

Fracture of the distal radius is one of the most common lesions in the trauma practice. The relation between anatomic reconstruction, early motion and good or excellent clinical outcome, is well known. The "Clip U2", a new elastic pinning device used in the treatment of the distal radius fracture, promised to secure the reduction and to allow early functional treatment with a simple and minimally invasive technique. Convinced of the possible advantages of this technique, as presented to us by the inventor of the technique, we started a prospective trial in the setting of a university teaching hospital. Both the clinical and radiographic results were disappointing, so we were forced to abandon the trial after 14 patients. We present our clinical and radiographic data.