Distal Radius Plate Instrument and Implant Set Surgical Technique DePuy Synthes 4
Dorsal Surgical Approach
Place the patient in the supine position with
the hand and arm on a hand table, preferably
radiolucent for fluoroscopic imaging.
Make a straight longitudinal incision over the
dorsal radius, between the second and third
extensor compartments, extending 7 to 12 cm.
Open the extensor retinaculum using a
longitudinal incision between the first and
second extensor compartments as shown below.
Extensor retinaculum
Incision
Compartment 2
Compartment 1