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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 78-82 |
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Manual reduction with traditional small splints for distal radius fracture in older patients
Li-You Wei1, Hong-Wei Zhang1, De-Hong Dong2, Jin-Zeng Zuo1, Liang Li1, Guo-Qiang Wang1, Hua Chen1, Xin Geng1, Cheng Jiao1, Li-Jun Chen1, Hui Guo1, Yu-Long Zhang1, Lin Rong1, Jing Zhang2
1 Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Tangshan (Orthopaedic Hospital Affiliated to North China University of Science and Technology), Tangshan 063000, China
2 Department of Orthopedics, The People’s Hospital of Tangshan, Tangshan 063000, China
Correspondence Address:
Hong-Wei Zhang
Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Tangshan (Orthopaedic Hospital Affiliated to North China University of Science and Technology), Tangshan 063000
China
 Source of Support: The study was supported by scientific research project of China National Medicine Association (2019KYXM-Z199-35), Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/2221-6189.312214
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Objective: To investigate the effect of manual reduction with traditional small splints fixation for distal radius fractures in older patients in the emergency department.
Methods: Older patients (aged at least 60 years) with distal radius fractures were enrolled in this study. The patients were randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group. The treatment group was treated with manual reduction and small splints fixation. The control group was treated with manual reduction and resin plaster fixation. Before treatment, after reduction, and 3 months after treatment, the palmar tilt angle, ulnar deviation angle, and radial length were recorded. Before treatment and 3 months after treatment, the Cooney wrist joint scores were recorded. The time of fracture healing and related adverse events during the treatment were recorded.
Results: Before treatment and after reduction, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in palmar tilt angle, ulnar deviation angle, or radial length (P>0.05). Three months after treatment, the palmar tilt angle, ulnar deviation angle, and radial length of the treatment group were better than those of the control group (P<0.05). The Cooney wrist scores of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group three months after the treatment (P<0.05). The time of fracture healing of the treatment group was shorter than that of the control group, but the difference was no statistically significant (P>0.05).
Conclusions: Compared with resin plaster fixation, traditional small splints fixation for distal radius fractures in older patients have the advantages of less loss of fracture reduction and faster functional recovery. Besides, the method is simple and low cost thus, it needs to be promoted. |
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