Radiographic results after plaster cast fixation for 10 days versus 1 month in reduced distal radius fractures: a prospective randomised study.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to examine whether reduced distal radius fractures can be treated with early mobilisation without affecting the radiographic results.In a prospective randomised study, 109 patients (mean age 65.8 (range 50-92)) with moderately displaced distal radius fractures were treated with closed reduction and plaster cast fixation for about 10 days (range 8-13 days) followed by randomisation to one of two groups: early mobilisation (n?=?54, active group) or continued plaster cast fixation for another 3 weeks (n?=?55, control group).For three patients in the active group (6%), treatment proved unsuccessful because of severe displacement of the fracture (n?=?2) or perceived instability (n?=?1). From 10 days to 1 month, i.e. the only period when the treatment differed between the two groups, the active group displaced significantly more in dorsal angulation (4.5°, p?

SUBMITTER: Christersson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5117580 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature