Treatment goals for distal radius fractures in 2018: recommendations and practical advice
| Autor: | G. Leclerc, L. Obert, Thomas Rondot, M. Bourgeois, François Loisel, J. Nallet, D. Lepage, S. Rochet, M. Boeckstins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Change over time
medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Osteoporosis Treatment goals 03 medical and health sciences Fracture Fixation Internal 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine In patient Malunion skin and connective tissue diseases media_common Aged Fracture Healing 030222 orthopedics business.industry Patient Selection medicine.disease Prognosis Fixation method Closed Fracture Reduction Radius Physical therapy Surgery Distal radius fracture Risk Adjustment sense organs Worry business Radius Fractures 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | European journal of orthopaedic surgerytraumatology : orthopedie traumatologie. 28(8) |
| ISSN: | 1432-1068 |
| Popis: | The goals of distal radius fracture treatment in patients above 65 years of age would not change over time if the fracture were the only factor to consider. However, people change, and fixation methods also change. Since this fracture heals in nearly every case and volar plates have eliminated the worry of malunion, we are left with two main goals. In active patients with weakened bones, the aim is to help them regain their quality of life as quickly as possible while avoiding iatrogenic conditions. This compromise is possible because of new tools—but at what price? |
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