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Factors that interfere with immediate return to activity following volar locking plate fixation for distal radius fractures.
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- Factors affecting central sensitization inventory score before surgery for distal radius fractures.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
In the present study, the clinical findings that interfere with the immediate return to activity following volar locking plate (VLP) fixation for distal radius fractures were investigated. A total of 95 patients who underwent VLP fixation for distal radius fracture between July, 2014 and January, 2022 were divided into a good group (good score and outcome; n=86; 22 males and 64 females; median age, 61 years) and a poor group (poor score and outcome; n=8; 8 females; median age, 63.6 years) according to the quartiles of the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (Q-DASH) score, at 1 month following VLP fixation. The duration from injury to surgery, the direction of fracture dislocation and radiographic parameters [radial inclination (RI), volar tilt (VT) and ulnar variance (UV)] at the time of injury were examined. Radiographic parameters (RI, VT and UV), the range of motion of the wrist joint, grip strength ratio and visual analog scale (VAS) at 1 month following VLP fixation were also examined. These parameters were compared among both groups. Moreover, logistic regression analysis was performed to determine whether these factors were independently associated with a poor Q-DASH score at 1 month following VLP fixation. At the time of injury, fracture displacement was significantly higher in the poor group (VT, -23.8˚; UV, 4.2 mm) than the good group (VT, -6.5˚; P=0.02; UV, 1.3 mm; P=0.01). No differences in the other parameters were observed between the groups. At 1 month following VLP fixation, the grip strength ratio (17.2%) in the poor group was significantly lower than that in the good group (43.8%, P<0.001), while the VAS score (5.6) in the poor group was significantly higher than that in the good group (2.4, P<0.001). Logistic regression analysis revealed that VT and UV at injury (P<0.05), grip strength ratio (P<0.001) and pain (VAS score) (P<0.001) were all independently associated with a poor Q-DASH score. On the whole, the present study suggests that large amounts of fracture displacement, weakness of grip strength and post-operative pain can be factors interfering with the return to activity immediately following VLP fixation.
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