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Functional and Radiologic Outcomes After Distal Radius Fracture Treatment in Elderly Patients

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July 2022

Functional and Radiologic Outcomes After Distal Radius Fracture Treatment in Elderly Patients

Vol: 277| Issue: 1| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The functional and radiographic outcomes following distal radius fracture treatment in a cast for 4 and 6 weeks in the elderly: A randomized trial

Adv Clin Exp Med. 2022 01-Jun;():. 10.17219/acem/150032

Contributing Authors:
Jarosław Olech Bartosz Kopczyński Łukasz Tomczyk Grzegorz Konieczny Krystian Kazubski Piotr Morasiewicz

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Fifty elderly patients who were treated with cast immobilizers for their distal radial fractures were randomized to either stay in a cast for 4 weeks (n=26) or 6 weeks (n=24). The primary outcomes of this trial were to measure radiologic outcomes such as radial height (mm), volar tilt, union, and radial inclination (°) as well as functional outcomes such as pain and wrist condition. The results of...

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