ArticleSAGE open medicine2018
The importance of radiological results in distal radius fracture operations: Functional outcome after long-term (6.5 years) follow-up.
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- The Effect Immobilization Mechanisms Have on Radiographic Outcomes and Complication Rates in the Conservative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures: A Systematic Review.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of Kirschner wire versus volar locking plate fixation for distal radius fractures: clinical and functional outcomes.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2026Article
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- DRUJ Capsular Release for Forearm Rotational Limitation: Surgical Technique and Case Series.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Functional outcomes are restored a decade after a distal radius fracture: a prospective long-term follow-up study.The Journal of hand surgery, European volume · 2024Article
- Comparison of Sociodemographic and Radiographic Features in Distal Radio Fracture Treatment: Hand Surgeons versus Non-specialists.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2024Article
- Sick leave length and the costs of operatively and conservatively treated distal radius fractures in the working age population: a retrospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Residual dorsal displacement following surgery in distal radial fractures: A cause for trouble?European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Radiographic Assessment of Bilateral Asymmetry in the Upper Extremities of Living Humans.Cureus · 2023Article
- The role of 3-dimensional printed models in the management of the distal radius fractures.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2023Article
- Posttraumatic Arthritis After Combined Plating of Distal Radius Fractures AO Type C: A 7-Year Follow-up of 97 Cases.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Article
- Volar locking plate vs cast immobilization for distal radius fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EFORT open reviews · 2022Review
- EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION, AND TREATMENT OF BILATERAL FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL RADIUS.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2022Article
- Postoperative Pain Is Correlated with Scaphoid Dorsal Translation following Scapholunate Interosseous Ligament Reconstruction.Journal of wrist surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsWhether or not radiological results correlate with functional outcome after operative treatment of distal radius fractures still remains controversial. We carried out a retrospective study to analyse the long-term (6.5 year) outcome of radius fractures treated by means of surgery in our hospital. The aim of the study was to explore whether step-off on radius joint surface, shortening of the radius versus ulnar height and dorsal or volar tilt of the radius correlate with long-term Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation or Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand scores among 100 consecutive patients after surgical treatment. MATERIALS AND
methodsOf these, 60 patients (63 wrists) participated. They were examined radiologically, clinically and by means of a questionnaire.
resultsShortening of the radius correlated significantly with both Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation and Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand scores. Step-off on the radius joint surface correlated significantly with worse PRWE scores, with no difference in Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand evaluation. Dorsal or volar tilt showed no statistical correlation (though it was mild in this group). The age of the patients (below 60 years vs 60 years or above) did not affect the PRWE or Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand results.
conclusionOur results indicate that when it comes to conserving the radial height and congruence of the joint surface, the more precise the reduction of the fracture achieved by surgical means, the better the functional outcome.
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