SynthesisBMC surgery2024
Non-surgical vs. surgical treatment of distal radius fractures: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- An Acta Orthopaedica educational article: Choosing treatment with an elderly patient having a distal radius fracture.Acta orthopaedica · 2026Review
- Assessing the frequency and utility of orthopaedic outpatient department (OPD) attendances of surgically managed distal radius and ankle fractures.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Review
- Correcting depressed distal radial malunions at distal levels via a 5 mm incision.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
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- Operation time and outcomes in distal radius fracture fixation: a retrospective analysis of single- vs. dual-surgeon procedures in 163 cases.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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- Functional Outcomes in the Distal End of Radius Fracture: A Prospective Study in a Tertiary Care Center.Cureus · 2024Article
- Radiological comparison of two immobilization methods in the non-surgical treatment of distal radius fractures in the elderly: Single sugar-tong splint shows similar efficacy to long-arm cast.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the clinical outcomes between nonsurgical and surgical treatment of distal radius fracture.
methodsWe performed a systematic literature search by using multiple databases, including Medline, PubMed, and Cochrane. All databases were searched from the earliest records through February 2023. The study compared nonsurgical versus surgical treatment of distal radius fractures and included only randomized controlled trials (RCTS).
resultsThere were seventeen randomized controlled trials retrieved. A total of 1730 patients were included: 862 in the nonsurgical group and 868 in the surgical group. The results showed a significant reduction in DASH score with surgical treatment (WMD 3.98, 95% CI (2.00, 5.95), P < 0.001). And in grip strength (%), the results showed a significant improvement in surgical treatment compared with non-surgical treatment (WMD - 6.60, 95% CI (-11.61, -1.60), P = 0.01). There was significant difference in radial inclination, radial length, volar title, range of wrist pronation, range of wrist supination. However, no difference in radial deviation, ulnar deviation, ulnar variance, range of wrist extension and range of wrist flexion was observed.
conclusionsThe results of this meta-analysis suggest that some patients with surgical treatment of distal radius fractures not only improved the grip strength (%), decreased the DASH score, but also improved the range of wrist pronation and the range of wrist supination compared with nonsurgical treatment. Based on the present meta-analysis, we suggest that some patients with surgical treatment might be more effective in patients with distal radius fracture.
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