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    J Korean Fract Soc. 2010 Jan;23(1):104-108. Korean.
    Published online Jan 31, 2010.
    https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2010.23.1.104
    Copyright © 2010 The Korean Fracture Society
    Case Report

    The 'β-wire Technique' for the Fixation of Ulnar Styloid Process Fracture - Surgical Technique -

    Jee Hyoung Kim, M.D., Jin Hak Kim, M.D., Song Lee, M.D., Seung Jin Yang, M.D., Chang Wook Yoo, M.D. and Tae Hwan Chun, M.D.
      • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Sacred Heart General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
    • Address reprint requests to: Jin Hak Kim, M.D. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Sacred Heart General Hospital, 40-12, Chungryangri-dong, Dongdaemoon-gu, Seoul 130-011, Korea. Tel: 82-2-966-1616, Fax: 82-2-968-2394, Email: benikim@paran.com
    Received May 29, 2009; Revised August 09, 2009; Accepted October 30, 2009.

    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    For the fixation of ulnar styloid process fracture, we want to introduce the 'β-wire technique', which is easy to learn and practice and thought to give a compressive force to the fracture site.

    Keywords
    Ulnar styloid process fracture; β-wire technique

    Figures

    Fig. 1
    (A) The 'β-wire' in AP view, (B) lateral view and (C) oblique view. Be sure that the straight part and the hooked part nearly contact each other.

    Fig. 2
    (A) Holding the 'sigmoid' part of the 'β-wire', insert the 'straight' part in the distal fragment.

    (B) After that using the 'joy stick method', reduce the distal part to the proximal part and insert the wire deeply.

    (C) One or two taps using a small mallet would be applicable or not.

    Fig. 3
    (A) Tracking the hooked part proximally, be sure to watch the extent of it.

    (B) Using a drill, make a hole.

    (C) Tracking the hooked part proximally, insert it into the hole.

    (D) To secure the insertion, one or two taps using a small mallet would be applicable.

    Fig. 4
    (A, B) Intraoperative films show the ulnar styloid process fracture.

    (C~E) Post operative films show anatomical reduction using the 'β-wire'.

    Fig. 5
    (A, B) Other postoperative films show loss of elasticity of wires because the wire was too thin and the distance between the straight part and the hooked part was wide at first. Using a drill makes it difficult to feel a penetrating sense; we could find the wire was not inside of the bone during operation.

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