Plaster cast compared with bridging external fixation for distal radius fractures of the Colles' type.
We compared two different treatments for displaced distal radius Colles' type fractures (Older type 3 and 4), at two hospitals. We found bridging external fixation superior to reduction and fixation in a dorsal plaster cast regarding both the end-anatomic results at 3 months and the functional scores at 3 and 9 months (modified Gartland and Werley).
Christensen
O M
OM
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Herlev, Denmark. omc@dadlnet.dk
Christiansen
T C
TC
Krasheninnikoff
M
M
Lind
B
B
Hölmich
L R
LR
Hansen
F F
FF
Rathje
G S
GS
Hölmich
P
P
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000601:surgery*; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome