Defining displacement thresholds for surgical intervention for distal radius fractures - A Delphi study.

ABSTRACT: Distal radius fractures are very common yet controversy exists regarding which require treatment and is reflected by significant variation in surgical intervention rate. Evidence regarding which fractures would benefit from intervention is varied and largely poor quality. This study had three aims; identify which radiographic parameters are clinically important; quantify the threshold of displacement at which intervention should occur and investigate which patient factors influence the decision to intervene. A modified three round Delphi study was carried out and responses were qualitatively analysed. The Delphi panel was composed of three groups of national and international expert surgeons: hand and wrist surgeons, trauma surgeons, and international researchers. 46 participants initially

SUBMITTER: Johnson N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324814 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature