The Effect of Ulnar Styloid Fractures on Patient-Reported Outcomes After Surgically Treated Distal Radial Fractures.

ABSTRACT: Ulnar styloid fractures (USFs) are often associated with distal radial fractures (DRFs). When unstable DRFs are treated surgically, any associated USF is most commonly left untreated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a concomitant USF on outcome after surgical stabilization of a DRF.

Methods

Data from 2 randomized controlled trials on the treatment of unstable DRFs were pooled. The effect of a USF on the QuickDASH, EQ-5D, pain, and range of motion at 2 years was evaluated.

Results

Two hundred and eighty-one patients were included; 177 (63%) had an associated, untreated USF. An unadjusted analysis demonstrated no significant difference in functional or patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) at 2 years between patients with or without a concomitant USF

SUBMITTER: Clementsen SO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9489150 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature