[PDF] Top 20 UK DRAFFT: A randomised controlled trial of percutaneous fixation with Kirschner wires versus volar locking-plate fixation in the treatment of adult patients with a dorsally displaced fracture of the distal radius

... 430 patients with intra-articular fractures were excluded on the basis that the ‘ surgeon needed to open the fracture to achieve reduction of the joint surface ’ ...a plate, since the incision ... See full document

... this trial are: the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand score ; The DASH Outcome Measure is a 30-item, self-report ques- tionnaire designed to provide a more general measure of physical function and symptoms in ... See full document

... this trial are: the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand score ; The DASH Outcome Measure is a 30-item, self-report ques- tionnaire designed to provide a more general measure of physical function and symptoms in ... See full document

... between treatment groups were assessed on an intention to treat basis, with a normal approximation for the PRWE score at three, six, and 12 ...of fixation provided (per treatment analysis) was also ... See full document

... between treatment groups is unlikely to be important to ...the locking plate, but this was well below the minimum clinically important ...23 Kirschner wire ... See full document

... Methods: The following electronic databases were searched by two independent reviewers, up to April 2015: PubMed, ScienceDirect and Wiley Online Library. High-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing ... See full document

... Patient’s health -related quality of life was assessed using the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire (Brooks et al., 2005) pre-injury, at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months. Changes in EQ-5D scores were evaluated using two-sample t-tests ... See full document

... The treatment of distal radius fractures has developed greatly over recent years with a move towards treating these fractures by means of internal ...the distal radius, the role of ORIF ... See full document

... The trial participant questionnaires provided information on broader NHS and Personal Social Services (PSS) resource use as a result of the ...the fracture, such as private ... See full document

... was checked in the C-arm in antero-posterior and lateral views (Fig. 1). Reduction was achieved via manual traction and closed reduction method in all cases. Sterile betadine dressing of the pin tract site was performed. ... See full document

... Antibiotics were used in 5 patients associated with fracture of femurs haft for infection pre- vention within 24 h, but not for others. Sy- mptomatic treatments of pain and anti-osteo- porotic medicine ... See full document

... with Volar Henry approach, under and fixed with 3.5mm volar locked compression ...operative fracture reduction, fixation, & stability confirmed using image intensifier by moving wrist ... See full document

... EXTERNAL FIXATION VERSUS VOLAR LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE IN THE TREATMENT OF UNSTABLE DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES submitted by ... See full document

... Scapula fractures occur in approximately 1% of all frac- tures and constitute about 3% - 5% of all injuries of the shoulder joint (1-3). Ten to forty percent of these involves scapular neck, and out of these, only 10% ... See full document

... the treatment of distal radial fractures ...of treatment is the restoration of the joint with maximum recovery of function [1, ...managed percutaneous pin- ning with locked plate ... See full document

... complex distal tibial fractures is challenging and triggers debate among trauma surgeons regarding optimal The most important variables that affected the final clinical result are the type of fracture, ... See full document

... nail fixation and locking plate fixation in the treatment of adult patients with an extra-articular fracture of the distal ... See full document

... common fracture in geriatric patients, typically associated with systemic osteoporosis, and its’ inci- dence is expected to triple over the coming three decades [1, ...the treatment of PHFs have been ... See full document

... 42 patients (43 cases) with displaced avulsion Fifth Metatarsal Base Fractures were treated surgically and evaluated ...Eligible patients were included in our study when they met the following ... See full document

... 124 patients with Colles' fractures were taken for this ...all patients were operated under general ...and fracture were fixed with 2 cross k-wires, one starting from radial steroid and ... See full document