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Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks Improve Success Rate of Closed Reduction of Colles' Fractures

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October 2025

Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks Improve Success Rate of Closed Reduction of Colles' Fractures

Vol: 307| Issue: 10| Number:25| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks Improve Success Rate of Closed Reduction of Colles' Fractures: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand . 2025 Jul;69(6):e70063.

Contributing Authors:
AB Christensen C IIkjær TK Laustrup E Sejer C Rønnøw KV Døssing TB Jensen JK Andersen CG Sølling

Synopsis

Two hundred fifty-eight patients with Colles’ fractures were randomized to ultrasound-guided radial+median nerve blocks (n=127) or hematoma block (n=131). The primary outcome was satisfactory fracture reduction (binary, radiographic criteria, blinded adjudication). Secondary outcomes included need for surgical treatment at ~10-day follow-up, self-reported pain (11-point NRS) at predefined time poi...

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