Does Radiographic Alignment Correlate With Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes and Posttreatment Complications in Older Patients Treated for Wrist Fractures?

Surgical treatment of distal radius fractures provides better fracture alignment than closed reduction; however, surgical treatment does not lead to better patient-reported function at 12 months. The aims of this study were to report the radiographic outcomes from the Combined Randomized and Observational Study of Surgery for Fractures In the distal Radius in the Elderly trial, investigate the association between radiographic outcomes and patient-reported function, and explore whether this association was affected by posttreatment complications and direction of malalignment.
Source: The Journal of Hand Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editor's Choice Source Type: research