Open reduction and internal fixation versus casting for highly comminuted and intra-articular fractures of the distal radius (ORCHID): protocol for a randomized clinical multi-center trial
Fractures of the distal radius represent the most common fracture in elderly patients, and often indicate the onset of symptomatic osteoporosis. A variety of treatment options is available, including closed reduction and plaster casting, K-wire-stabilization, external fixation and open reduction and...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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22 March 2011
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Trials
Year: 2011, Volume: 12, Pages: 1-12 |
| ISSN: | 1468-6694 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1745-6215-12-84 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-84
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| Author Notes: | Christoph Bartl, Dirk Stengel, Thomas Bruckner, Inga Rossion, Steffen Luntz, Christoph Seiler and Florian Gebhard |
| Summary: | Fractures of the distal radius represent the most common fracture in elderly patients, and often indicate the onset of symptomatic osteoporosis. A variety of treatment options is available, including closed reduction and plaster casting, K-wire-stabilization, external fixation and open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with volar locked plating. The latter is widely promoted by clinicians and hardware manufacturers. Closed reduction and cast stabilization for six weeks is a simple, convenient, and ubiquitously available intervention. In contrast, ORIF requires hospitalization, but allows for functional rehabilitation. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 02.03.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1468-6694 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1745-6215-12-84 |