title: [Comparative study of distal radial fractures in the elderly treated with locking and non-locking plates].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical difference of locking and non-locking plates in the treatment of distal radial fractures in the elderly.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-nine patients with an average age of 68 years were included. The mean follow-up was 30 months. Five cases were traffic related injury, and others were simple falls. Fractures were classified according to AO classification system: 9 cases of A3, 4 cases of B, 11 cases of C1, 18 cases of C2, 7 cases of C3. Patients were grouped as locking group (29 cases) and non-locking group (20 cases).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant difference was not found between the two groups in active range of motion, Gartland and Werley score, radiological measurements and score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Locking and non-locking plates have the same clinical outcome in the treatment of distal radial fractures in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, People's Hospital of Peking University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Jian-hai
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bao-guo
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Dian-ying
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhong-guo
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Tian-bing
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hai-lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome