Open AccessEarly Mobilization and Physiotherapy Vs. Late Mobilization and Home Exercises After ORIF of Distal Radial Fractures
Author(s) -
Ståle Clementsen,
Ola-Lars Hammer,
Jūratė Šaltytė Benth,
Rune Bruhn Jakobsen,
Per-Henrik Randsborg
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.19.00012
Subject(s) - medicine , mobilization , splint (medicine) , physical therapy , internal fixation , rehabilitation , radial fractures , demographics , randomized controlled trial , joint mobilization , surgery , range of motion , wrist , demography , archaeology , sociology , history
Volar locking plates have permitted early mobilization, omitting the need for prolonged cast immobilization, after distal radial fractures (DRFs). However, the type of rehabilitation following plate fixation of DRFs remains an unresolved issue. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of physiotherapy after volar plate fixation of DRFs. At a 2-year follow-up, we compared the results of immediate physiotherapy (early mobilization) with those of home exercises following 2 weeks in a dorsal plaster splint (late mobilization).