title: Length of immobilisation after fractures of the distal radius.
abstract: Thirty-three patients with undisplaced fractures of the distal radius were included in a clinical controlled trial with the purpose of evaluating whether it was safe to reduce the time of immobilisation in a plaster splint from 5 to 3 weeks. We did not find any difference in radiological healing at 3 months or in the functional scores after 3 and 9 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Herlev, Denmark.
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krasheninnikoff
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors