25 consecutive patients were monitored following a double-plate fixation, with a minimum follow-up of 12 months. In all cases the reduction, in accordance with the Stewart Score, was very good, a loss of reduction was not observed. The range of motion was between 100 degrees and 160 degrees for flexion/extension and between 160 degrees und 180 degrees for pronation/supination. The average DASH Score was 7.2 points, the PRWE Score 8.0 points. No relevant loss of strength (JAMAR dynamometer) was found in any of the patients in comparison with the healthy side. Complications noted were a muscle adhesion in the region of the first extensor compartment as well as a mild reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which healed without consequences. Implants were removed from six of the patients.