title: Osteoarthritis after Colles' fracture.
abstract: Fifty-six patients with displaced Colles' fractures were examined 7 years after fracture. Slight radiographic changes of osteoarthritis were seen in 17 cases, moderate changes in 7 cases, and severe arthrosis in 1 case. At follow up, the occurrence of osteoarthritis was not related to radial shortening or residual dorsal angulation; it did show, however, a high correlation to the initial displacement of the fracture and the age of the patient. Radiographic osteoarthritis also influenced the function of the wrist, especially in the older patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sønderborg Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Overgaard
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solgaard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications*