title: Commentary on an article by K.A. Egol, MD, et al.: "distal radial fractures in the elderly: operative compared with nonoperative treatment".
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Cannada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D013165:Splints; D016896:Treatment Outcome