Objective Outcome Measures Continue to Improve from 6 to 12 Months after Conservatively Treated Distal Radius Fractures in the Elderly—A Prospective Evaluation of 50 Patients

Objective Outcome Measures Continue to Improve from 6 to 12 Months after Conservatively Treated Distal Radius Fractures in the Elderly—A Prospective Evaluation of 50 Patients

Distal radius fractures (DRF) in the elderly population above 65 years represent 18% of all fractures and are thereby the second most frequent fracture in the elderly. Fracture dislocation and comminution are often used to determine whether non-operative or operative treatment is indicated. The purp...

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Main Authors: Rikke Thorninger, Daniel Wæver, Jonas Pedersen, Jens Tvedegaard-Christensen, Michael Tjørnild, Martin Lind, Jan Duedal Rölfing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
distal radius fracture
fracture
non-operative treatment
conservative treatment
complications
patient-reported outcome measures
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/9/1831

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