Treatment options in extra-articular distal radius fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This systematic literature review aimed to make a detailed overview on the clinical and functional outcomes and to get insight into the possible superiority of a treatment method for extra-articular distal radius fractures.

Methods

Embase, Medline, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched for studies describing treatment results. Five treatment modalities were compared: plaster cast immobilization, K-wire fixation, volar plating, external fixation, and intramedullary fixation.

Results

Out of 7,054 screened studies, 109 were included in the analysis. Overall complication rate ranged from 9% after plaster cast treatment to 18.5% after K-wire fixation. For radiographic outcomes, only volar tilt in the plaster cast group was lower than in

SUBMITTER: Van Oijen GW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9712287 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature