Table 2 Baseline fracture fragment characteristics after reduction in 3D model
From: Melone’s concept revisited in comminuted distal radius fractures: the three-dimensional CT mapping
Intact | Double split | Triple split | Comminution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C3 Melone fragments (n = 35) | ||||
Radial styloid | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Volar medial | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Dorsal medial | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
C3 fractures that did not fit Melone (n = 24) | ||||
Radial styloid | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
Volar medial | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Dorsal medial | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
Radial styloid connected to volar medial fragmenta | 13 | – | – | – |
Radial styloid connected to dorsal medial fragmentb | 2 | – | – | – |
High coronal/die punch | 5 | – | – | – |
Central fragment | 5 | – | – | – |