title: External fixation and recovery of function following fractures of the distal radius in young adults.
abstract: The functional recovery from Colles' fracture was studied prospectively over a 1-year period in 106 patients randomized to treatment by plaster or external fixation. Although external fixation allows immediate mobilization of the wrist and leads to a much better anatomical result, these factors did not permit any improvement in the wrist's early functional recovery. One year following injury the grip strength of the fixator-treated group was significantly superior to that of the plaster-treated patients.
authors.affiliation: Cardiff Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Mintowt-Czyz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000503:physiopathology