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Will the untreated ulnar styloid fracture influence the outcome of unstable distal radial fracture positive sign in a press-test. There was no significant difference in the percentages of patients who complained of Chen et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2013, 14:186 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/14/186Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Chinapersistent ulnar-side wrist pain or showed a positive sign in the physical examination of the distal radioulnar joint among the three groups at the final follow-up time points. Conclusion: When the DRUJ is stable, an untreated ulnar styloid fracture does not affect the wrist outcome of the patient with an unstable DRF treated with external fixation