ArticleActa orthopaedica2019
Patient-reported outcomes after a distal radius fracture in adults: a 3-4 years follow-up.
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- Long-term clinical and socio-economic outcomes following wrist fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022Pooled it
- Operative vs Nonoperative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Systematic review of health utility losses from injuries and violence.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2026Article
- Postoperative Grip Strength and Range of Motion Correlated with Better Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Surgical Management of Distal Radius Fractures.Journal of wrist surgery · 2026Article
- The Effect of Tourniquet Deflation Timing on Outcomes of Common Upper Extremity Surgeries.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Combining radiomics of X-rays with patient functional rating scales for predicting satisfaction after radial fracture fixation: a multimodal machine learning predictive model.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis and Functional Outcomes After Volar Plating vs. Casting of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures: A Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up of the VOLCON Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- More Evidence that Surgical Intervention for Unstable Distal Radius Fracture in Elderly Does not Offer a Superior Patient Perceived Functional Advantage over Time Honored Conservative Treatment in Long Term Follow-Up: A Critical Appraisal at 10 Years (Range 10-13 Years) Follow-up Study.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Sleep disturbances in elderly patients with distal radius fractures: a prospective observational study.International orthopaedics · 2025Observational
- Is fracture management merely a physical process? Exploring the psychological effects of internal and external fixation.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Posttraumatic arthritis and functional outcomes of nonoperatively treated distal radius fractures after 3 years.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Assessment of Patients' Quality of Life during Conservative Treatment after Distal Radius Fracture.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Evaluating the Impact of Social Deprivation on Mid-Term Outcomes Following Distal Radius Open Reduction Internal Fixation.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2021Article
- A protocol for a single-center, single-blinded randomized-controlled trial investigating volar plating versus conservative treatment of unstable distal radius fractures in patients older than 65 years.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
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Abstract
Background and purpose - There are few reports on the outcome of distal radius fractures after 1 year. Therefore we investigated the long-term patient-reported functional outcome and health-related quality of life after a distal radius fracture in adults. Patients and methods - We reviewed 823 patients, treated either nonoperatively or operatively in 2012. After a mean follow-up of 3.8 years 285 patients (35%) completed the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) and EuroQol-5D. Results - The mean PRWE score was 11. The mean EQ-5D index value was 0.88 and the mean EQ VAS for self-rated health status was 80. Nonoperatively treated type A and type B fractures had lower PRWE scores compared with operatively treated patients, whereas the EQ-5D was similar between groups. The EQ VAS for patients aged 65 and older was statistically significantly lower than that of younger patients. Interpretation - Patients had a good overall long-term functional outcome after a distal radius fracture. Patients with fractures that were possible to treat nonoperatively had less pain and better wrist function after long-term follow-up than patients who needed surgical fixation.
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