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Nonoperative treatment vs volar locking plate fixation for distal radial fractures

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August 2013

Nonoperative treatment vs volar locking plate fixation for distal radial fractures

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:176| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Nonoperative Treatment with Volar Locking Plate Fixation for Displaced and Unstable Distal Radial Fractures in Patients Sixty-five Years of Age and Older

J Bone Joint Surg Am; 2011; 93(23): 2146-53

Contributing Authors:
Rohit Arora Martin Lutz Christian Deml Dietmar Krappinger Luzian Haug Markus Gabl

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73 elderly patients with displaced unstable distal radial fractures were randomized to receive either open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with a volar locking plate or cast immobilization. The results from 12 month follow-up indicated that patients who received ORIF displayed no significant differences in comparison to cast immobilization on the basis of pain, range of motion, patient sati...

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