ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Effectiveness and Safety of Different Treatment Modalities for Patients Older Than 60 Years with Distal Radius Fracture: A Network Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy and Safety of Conservative and Surgical Treatment in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- A meta-analysis comparing volar locking plates and cast immobilization for distal radius fractures in the elderly.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
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- ESTES recommendations regarding distal radius fractures.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Review
- Sleep disturbances in elderly patients with distal radius fractures: a prospective observational study.International orthopaedics · 2025Observational
- Hospital-Based Epidemiological Study of Distal Radius Fractures at a Hand and Microsurgery Unit in Malaysia.Cureus · 2025Article
- Clinical value of rehabilitation nursing after internal fixation of distal radius fractures.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- 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
- Baseline predictors related to functional outcomes in patients older than sixty years with complex regional pain syndrome type 1 after distal radius fracture treated conservatively: a prospective observational study.International orthopaedics · 2023Observational
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the clinical effectiveness and complications of different treatment modalities for elderly patients with distal radius fracture (DRF).
methodsWe performed a network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomized clinical trials (RCTs). Eight databases were searched. The eligibility criteria for selecting studies were RCTs that compared different treatment modalities (surgical or nonoperative) in patients older than 60 years with displaced or unstable intra-articular and/or extra-articular DRFs.
resultsTwenty-three RCTs met the eligibility criteria (2020 patients). For indirect comparisons, the main findings of the NMA were in volar locking plate (VLP) versus cast immobilization, with the mean differences for the patient-rated wrist evaluation (PRWE) questionnaire at -4.45 points (
conclusionsCompared with other treatment modalities, VLP showed statistically significant differences for some functional outcomes; however, most differences were not clinically relevant. For complications, although most differences were not statistically significant, VLP was the treatment modality that reported the lowest rate of minor and overall complications but also showed one of the highest rates of major complications in these patients.
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