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The Requirement for Closed Reduction of Dorsally Displaced Unstable Distal Radius Fractures Before Operative Treatment
Author(s) -
Steffen Löw,
Marion Papay,
Christian Spies,
Frank Unglaub,
C. Eingartner
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0783
Subject(s) - medicine , reduction (mathematics) , radius , surgery , radial fractures , geometry , wrist , mathematics , computer security , computer science
Dorsally displaced distal radius fractures are generally treated with closed reduction followed by casting. Current evidence suggests that fracture reduction is of no benefit before either conservative or surgical treatment. It has not been studied to date whether the degree of pain suffered by the patient during preoperative casting is any different if the fracture is reduced beforehand.