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Any complications were documented.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Significant differences were found in volar tilt, radial inclination, and gap\/step distance 1 month postoperatively between the volar locking plate fixation group, the volar\u2009+\u2009radial plating group, and the dorsal\u2009+\u2009radial plating group. And the volar\u2009+\u2009radial plating group showed significant difference from the dorsal\u2009+\u2009radial plating group for the gap\/step distance 1 month postoperatively (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01). Forty-six complications were recorded for 15 cases of the volar locking plate fixation group, 16 cases of the volar\u2009+\u2009radial plating group, and 15 cases of the dorsal\u2009+\u2009radial plating group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>For high-energy distal radius fractures, volar locking plate fixation and dual-plate fixation achieved similarly positive functional and radiological outcomes. 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