Distal radius fractures in the elderly population

We found no clear evidence of the clinical superiority of distal radius fracture surgery among older adults at one year. Surgical treatment, however, may yield a faster recovery to previous level of activity in elderly patients. With operative treatment, hardware-based problems may warrant secondary...

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Autores principales: Luokkala, Toni, Laitinen, Minna K., Hevonkorpi, Teemu P., Raittio, Lauri, Mattila, Ville M., Launonen, Antti P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2020
Materias:
Hand & Wrist
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7336190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32655892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.5.190060
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Sumario:We found no clear evidence of the clinical superiority of distal radius fracture surgery among older adults at one year. Surgical treatment, however, may yield a faster recovery to previous level of activity in elderly patients. With operative treatment, hardware-based problems may warrant secondary operations and implant removal, whereas in non-operative treatment, symptomatic loss of alignment and malunion can occur. In elderly patients, non-operative treatment can be considered to be the gold standard. Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2020;5:361-370. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.5.190060

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