External fixation or plaster cast for severely displaced colles' fractures?: Prospective 1-year study of 46 patients
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In a prospective randomised study of 47 severely displaced Colles' fractures, 23 had external fixation and 24 had a dorsal plaster cast. Five fractures in the plaster-cast group redislocated and were externally fixed at rereduction after the 11-day follow-up. Three patients in the external-fixation group had a noncomplicated pin-tract infection, and 1 patient had a transient sensory disturbance arising from the cutaneous branch of the superficial radial nerve. After 1 year, the patients allocated to primary external fixation had a better radiographic and functional end result; according to Lidstrom's grading, 19/22 were excellent or good after external fixation as compared with 12/19 after plaster-cast treatment.Downloads
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1990-01-01
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Abbaszadegan, H., & Jonsson, U. (1990). External fixation or plaster cast for severely displaced colles’ fractures?: Prospective 1-year study of 46 patients. Acta Orthopaedica, 61(6), 528–530. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679008993575
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