Nonoperative Treatment Compared with Volar Locking Plate Fixation for Dorsally Displaced Distal Radial Fractures in the Elderly
Autor: | Sara Severin Wahlgren, Jenny Saving, Anders Enocson, Kristin Olsson, Sari Ponzer, Olof Sköldenberg, Cecilia Mellstrand Navarro, Maria Wilcke |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
030222 orthopedics
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry General Medicine Radial fractures law.invention Nonoperative treatment Surgery 03 medical and health sciences Splints 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial Quality of life law Hand strength Locking plate fixation Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Range of motion |
Zdroj: | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 101:961-969 |
ISSN: | 1535-1386 0021-9355 |
Popis: | Background:The usage of volar locking plate fixation for distal radial fractures has increased in older patient populations, despite the fact that surgical treatment in the elderly population has not clearly been proven to be superior to nonoperative treatment. The purpose of the present study was t |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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