Background: Up to 30% of patients suffer from long-term functional restrictions following conservative treatment of distal radius fractures. Whether duration of cast immobilisation influences ...

Materials and methods: We evaluated 26 patients with diaphyseal forearm fractures who underwent intramedullary percutaneous transphyseal fixation of the distal radius with a Kirschner wire.

In both groups, the associated injury in 100% of cases was a fracture of the distal third of the fibula. Other injuries in the circular external fixation group included tibial plateau (4 cases), ...

From 2010 to 2022, 12% of patients in a U.S. database underwent delayed surgery for distal radius fractures. Smoking status, comorbidities, insurance type and geographic region were associated ...

Other in-office procedures may be used, including massage therapy, cold therapy, paraffin wax therapy, and electrical stimulation. A Colles fracture, also known as a distal radial fracture, occurs at ...

A DHS plate was then placed, and distal plate alignment with the lateral cortex ... In addition to optimizing fracture biomechanics, valgus osteotomy restores the normal anatomical relationships of ...

This study aimed to investigate the nature of life impacts following ankle fractures with the intention of describing a thematic conceptual framework based on these lived experiences of people who ...

It should be noted, however, that this RCT did not perform a power analysis. Chuckpaiwong et al9 claimed that there was no need to distinguish between the Jones and the proximal diaphysis fracture, ...

“The accident itself was minor, but the momentary shift in Felix’s weight onto his arm caused him to collide with the armrest inside the vehicle, resulting in a fracture,” the label adde ...

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