title: Conservative treatment of redisplaced Colles' fractures in elderly patients older than 60 years old - anatomical and functional outcome.
abstract: A retrospective study was carried out to compare the functional outcome in two groups of patients who were 60 years old or older. One group had Colles' fractures, which had been reduced and did not redisplace. The other group's fractures redisplaced and were treated conservatively. Of the 11 patients in the first group, 82% had excellent or good functional outcome, which was not significantly different when compared with the second group of 25 patients with 68% having excellent or good functional outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore. changhc@singnet.com.sg
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D019233:Retreatment; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology