Union with deformity continues to be the most common complication following fracture of the distal end of the radius.7,31,32 Malunion may be extraarticular, characterized by metaphyseal angulation and loss of radial length; intraarticular, involving distortion of the either the radiocarpal or the radioulnar joints or both; or a combination of the two.
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Fernandez, D. L., & Jupiter, J. B. (1996). Malunion of the Distal End of the Radius. In Fractures of the Distal Radius (pp. 263–315). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0478-4_10
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