Volar locking distal radius plates show better short-term results than other treatment options: a prospective randomised controlled trial
Drobetz, Herwig, Koval, Lidia, Weninger, Patrick, Luscombe, Ruth, Jeffries, Paula, Ehrendorfer, Stefan, and Heal, Clare (2016) Volar locking distal radius plates show better short-term results than other treatment options: a prospective randomised controlled trial. World Journal of Orthopedics, 7 (10). pp. 687-694.
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Abstract
Aim: To compare the outcomes of displaced distal radius fractures treated with volar locking plates and with immediate postoperative mobilisation with the outcomes of these fractures treated with modalities that necessitate 6 wk wrist immobilisation.
Methods: A prospective, randomised controlled single-centre trial was conducted with 56 patients who had a displaced radius fracture were randomised to treatment either with a volar locking plate (n = 29), or another treatment modality (n = 27; cast immobilisation with or without wires or external fixator). Outcomes were measured at 12 wk. Functional outcome scores measured were the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) Score; Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand and activities of daily living (ADLs). Clinical outcomes were wrist range of motion and grip strength. Radiographic parameters were volar inclination and ulnar variance.
Results: Patients in the volar locking plate group had significantly better PRWE scores, ADL scores, grip strength and range of extension at three months compared with the control group. All radiological parameters were significantly better in the volar locking plate group at 3 mo.
Conclusion: The present study suggests that volar locking plates produced significantly better functional and clinical outcomes at 3 mo compared with other treatment modalities. Anatomical reduction was significantly more likely to be preserved in the plating group. Level of evidence: II.
| Item ID: | 46533 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2218-5836 |
| Keywords: | volar locking distal radius plate, prospective randomised controlled, postoperative mobilisation, distal radius fracture, short-term outcome |
| Additional Information: | ©The Author(s) 2016. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2016 01:26 |
| FoR Codes: | 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320216 Orthopaedics @ 50% 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320226 Surgery @ 50% |
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