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The functional and radiographic outcomes following distal radius fracture treatment in a cast for 4 and 6 weeks in the elderly: A randomized trial

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dc.abstract.enBackground. The optimal duration of cast immobilization following distal radius fractures (DRFs) in elderly patients has not been established. Objectives. To assess the functional and radiological parameters following DRF treatment in elderly patients using 2 different periods of cast immobilization. Materials and methods. We assessed 50 patients (33 women and 17 men). The mean age at the beginning of treatment was 71 years. The mean duration of follow-up was 1 year and 3 months. One subgroup (n = 26) included patients treated with a cast for 4 weeks, whereas the other subgroup (n = 24) included patients treated with a cast for 6 weeks. The following measures were assessed: union rate, radial inclination, volar tilt, radial height, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain score, Mayo Wrist Score, and VAS activity score. Results. The mean volar tilt was 9.13° in the group treated with a cast for 4 weeks and 3.29° in the group treated with a cast for 6 weeks (p = 0.043). There were no differences between the groups in terms of any other functional or radiological parameters. Conclusions. The VAS pain score, Mayo Wrist Score and VAS activity score were similar between the 2 study groups. The greatest volar tilt angle was observed after 6 weeks of cast immobilization. The study groups showed no significant differences in terms of radial inclination, union rate, radial height, or bone union. A period of 4 weeks of cast treatment was sufficient for elderly patients with DRFs.
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk o Żywności i Żywieniu
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Zarządzania Jakością i Bezpieczeństwem Żywności
dc.contributor.authorOlech, Jarosław
dc.contributor.authorKopczyński, Bartosz
dc.contributor.authorTomczyk, Łukasz
dc.contributor.authorKonieczny, Grzegorz
dc.contributor.authorKazubski, Krystian
dc.contributor.authorMorasiewicz, Piotr
dc.date.access2025-12-08
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-09T13:43:37Z
dc.date.available2025-12-09T13:43:37Z
dc.date.copyright2022-06-02
dc.date.issued2022
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dc.description.if2,1
dc.description.number6
dc.description.points70
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume31
dc.identifier.doi10.17219/acem/150032
dc.identifier.eissn2451-2680
dc.identifier.issn1899-5276
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/6287
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://advances.umw.edu.pl/en/article/2022/31/6/701/
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofAdvances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine
dc.relation.pages701-706
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.endistal radius fracture
dc.subject.enfunctional
dc.subject.enradiographic
dc.subject.enelderly
dc.titleThe functional and radiographic outcomes following distal radius fracture treatment in a cast for 4 and 6 weeks in the elderly: A randomized trial
dc.typeJournalArticle
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oaire.citation.volume31