ArticleIndian journal of orthopaedics2023
Are the Clinical Results of Locking Plate Fixation for Distal Radius Fractures Inferior in Patients over 80 Years of Age? A Multicentre (TRON Group) Study.
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- Hand Trauma in Emergency Department Management in Older Adults ≥ 80 Years Old: A Twenty-Year Retrospective Analysis.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Current Management and Volar Locking Plate Fixation with Bone Cement Augmentation for Elderly Distal Radius Fractures-An Updated Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
Introduction: With the aging of the population, the proportion of distal radius fracture patients who are > 80 years of age is increasing. In this study, we compared the postoperative clinical and radiographic outcomes between super-elderly patients (age: ≥ 80 years) and middle-elderly (age: 65-79 years) who were treated with volar locking plate (VLP) fixation for distal radius fractures. Patients and Methods: Patients of > 65 years of age with distal radius fractures treated by VLP fixation between 2015 and 2019, and who were followed for at least 6 months after surgery were included in our database (named TRON). Patients with open fractures, multiple-trauma, or who received fixation with implants other than a VLP were excluded. We evaluated postoperative complications, Mayo wrist score (MWS), and radiographic outcomes. Results: We identified 589 patients in this study; 452 were 65-79 years of age (Group A) and 137 were ≥ 80 years of age (Group B). After propensity score matching, we evaluated 309 patients in Group A and 103 patients in Group B. The mean follow-up period was 10.7 ± 4.6 months. Twenty-eight patients (9.1%) in Group A and 5 patients in Group B (4.9%) experienced post-operative complications (non-significant: Conclusion: Our study showed that the clinical and radiographic outcomes of distal radius fractures treated with VLP in super-elderly patients were comparable to those in middle-elderly patients.
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