Long-term prognosis of displaced Colles' fracture: a 10-year prospective review.
In all, 85 per cent of Colles' fractures are clinically satisfactory after 10 years. Clinical results improve little after 3 months. Displaced intraarticular fracture, wrist deformity and algodystrophy are associated with an unsatisfactory outcome.
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University Department of Orthopaedics, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome