Assessing the Efficacy of Manual Reduction And Novel Traction Techniques For Distal Radius Fractures .
Assessing the efficacy of manual reduction and novel traction techniques for distal radius fractures: A randomized controlled trial.
Health Sci Rep. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2227.Forty-five patients (46 hands) with distal radius fractures were randomized to receive either manual reduction using assistant-applied traction (n=25) or a novel traction method using a hardware device (n=21). The primary outcome was the improvement in radiographic alignment. Secondary outcomes included volar tilt, radial angulation, radial shortening, radial inclination, dorsal angulation, ulnar variance, and pain scores. Outcomes were assessed immediately post-reduction and at one and six weeks. Overall, the results of the study revealed no statistically significant differences between the two methods in any radiographic parameter or in pain scores at any time point. These findings suggest that the novel traction method is as effective as manual reduction while requiring less manpower.
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