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Below-elbow cast shows higher cast comfort for displaced metaphyseal both-bone fractures

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April 2013

Below-elbow cast shows higher cast comfort for displaced metaphyseal both-bone fractures

Vol: 2| Issue: 3| Number:192| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Below-elbow cast for metaphyseal both-bone fractures of the distal forearm in children: a randomized multicentre study

Injury. 2012 Jul;43(7):1107-11. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.02.020. Epub 2012 Apr 6

Contributing Authors:
JW Colaris LU Biter JH Allema RM Bloem CP van de Ven MR de Vries AJ Kerver M Reijman JA Verhaar

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Synopsis

66 children with minimally displaced metaphyseal both-bone fractures of the distal forearm were randomized to assess the comfort level and complication rate of two different casts. Children were randomized to either 4 weeks of below-elbow cast (BEC) or above-elbow cast (AEC). At a mean follow-up of 7 months, children treated with below-elbow cast (BEC) had significantly higher cast comfort and req...

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