title: Long-term prognosis of displaced Colles' fracture: a 10-year prospective review.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Orthopaedics, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Warwick
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Bannister
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: 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