Open AccessThe Relationship between Hand Therapy and Long-Term Outcomes after Distal Radius Fracture in Older Adults: Evidence from the Randomized Wrist and Radius Injury Surgical Trial
Author(s) -
Kevin C. Chung,
Sunitha Malay,
Melissa J. Shauver,
Wrist
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery/psef cd journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.841
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1076-5751
pISSN - 0032-1052
DOI - 10.1097/prs.0000000000005829
Subject(s) - medicine , distal radius fracture , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , wrist , grip strength , hand strength , referral , activities of daily living , surgery , family medicine
Older patients are frequently referred to hand therapy after distal radius fracture. Supervised therapy sessions place a transportation burden on patients and are costly on both the individual and systematic levels. Furthermore, there is little evidence that supervised therapy or home exercises improve long-term outcomes.