ArticleActa orthopaedica2013
Epidemiology and changed surgical treatment methods for fractures of the distal radius: a registry analysis of 42,583 patients in Stockholm County, Sweden, 2004–2010.
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- Operative management of displaced fractures of the distal radius is associated with improved function but not in older adults : systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Bone & joint open · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of treatment results between surgical and conservative treatment of distal radius fractures in adults: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2021Pooled it
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- Upper-limb physical activity after distal radius fractures treated operatively or nonoperatively: a secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized trial.Acta orthopaedica · 2026Trial
- Nonoperative treatment versus volar locking plating for distal radius fracture in patients aged 65 years or older (DRIFT trial): A randomized controlled trial.PLoS medicine · 2025Trial
- Removable brace is as good as plaster cast after surgically treated distal radius fracture - a randomised controlled study of pain and wrist function.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Trial
- Non-operative treatment or volar locking plate fixation for dorsally displaced distal radius fractures in patients over 70 years - a three year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Functional outcome after corrective osteotomy for malunion of the distal radius: a randomised, controlled, double-blind trial.International orthopaedics · 2020Trial
- The Wrist and Radius Injury Surgical Trial: 12-Month Outcomes from a Multicenter International Randomized Clinical Trial.Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2020Trial
- Utility of an image fusion system for 3D preoperative planning and fluoroscopy in the osteosynthesis of distal radius fractures.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Trial
- Comparison of volar-flexion, ulnar-deviation and functional position cast immobilization in the non-operative treatment of distal radius fracture in elderly patients: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial study protocol.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Trial
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- Postoperative infection following volar locking plate fixation of closed distal radius fractures: a retrospective cohort study of infection rates and antibiotic prophylaxis practice.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- The impact of self-efficacy and sense of coherence on hand disability during the first year after distal radius fracture surgery-a prospective cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Analgesic and Hemodynamic Effects of Preoperative Ultrasound-Guided Brachial Plexus Block in Radius Fracture Surgery: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Following Distal Radius Fracture: Does Surgical Method Matter?Journal of wrist surgery · 2025Article
- Central sensitization inventory score after surgical treatment for distal radius fractures.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- Outcomes in Patients with Bilateral Distal Radius Fractures.Journal of wrist surgery · 2025Article
- A review of novel methods to assist digital planning and execution of osteotomy for upper limb deformities.Biomedical engineering online · 2025Review
- Influence of palmar tilt on wrist palmar flexion range-of-motion limitation after conservative treatment of distal radial fractures.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
background and purposeThe incidence of fractures of the distal radius may have changed over the last decade, and operative treatment has been commoner during that time. We investigated the incidence of fractures of the distal radius and changing trends in surgical treatment during the period 2004-2010. PATIENTS AND
methodsRegistry data on 42,583 patients with a fracture of the distal radius from 2004 to 2010 were evaluated regarding diagnosis, age, sex, and surgical treatment.
resultsThe crude incidence rate was 31 per 10(4) person-years with a bimodal distribution. After the age of 45 years, the incidence rate in women increased rapidly and leveled off first at a very high age. The incidence rate in postmenopausal women was lower than previously reported. In men, the incidence was low and it increased slowly until the age of 80 years, when it amounted to 31 per 10(4) person-years. The number of surgical procedures increased by more than 40% despite the fact that there was reduced incidence during the study period. In patients ≥ 18 years of age, the proportion of fractures treated with plating increased from 16% to 70% while the use of external fixation decreased by about the same amount.
interpretationThe incidence rate of distal radius fractures in postmenopausal women appears to have decreased over the last few decades. There has been a shift in surgical treatment from external fixation to open reduction and plating.
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