Is there a correlation between functional results and radiographic findings in patients with distal radius fracture A0 type A3 treated with volar locking plate or external fixator?

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that precise restoration of distal radius fractures is correlated to better patient-reported outcome.

Methods

The correlation between radiographic results and functional outcome was explored in 156 patients with extra-articular distal radius fractures included in a multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing 2 surgical interventions, Volar Locking Plate or External Fixator. The primary functional outcome was the Patient Rated Wrist and Hand Evaluation score (PRWHE). Radiographically we assessed volar tilt, radial inclination, radial height, ulnar variance, and the presence of ulnar styloid fracture. The Pearson correlation analysis was used to estimate correlations between parameters.

Results

At 1-year follow-up the mean

SUBMITTER: Ludvigsen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8568390 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature