Clinical profile of geriatric patients with distal radius fracture

Author(s): Dr. Roshan SD, Dr. Shyam Ramesh and Dr. Chennakeshava Rao

Abstract: The basic concept of distal radius fracture treatment is to obtain accurate fracture reduction and then to utilize a method of immobilization that will maintain and hold that reduction. The goal of treatment in fracture distal end of radius is to restore the normal function but the precise techniques to achieve that desired outcome are contentious. The trial was conducted at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KVG Medical College, Sullia, Karnataka, India. Institutional approval was obtained from the ethical committee prior to the initiation of the study. All patients provided written informed consent in their own understandable language, before their participation in the study. Eligible patients (as described below) with unstable dorsally displaced distal radial fractures were randomized to operative or nonoperative treatment. There were no significant differences in terms of the DASH and PRWE scores at six and twelve months (p>0.05; t test for independent samples). Grip strength was significantly better at all times for operative treatment group (p<0.05; t test for independent samples).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/ortho.2020.v6.i2l.2130