Abstract
Supervision by physiotherapists, starting 4–6 weeks after cast removal, was compared with self-training in 110 patients treated for Colles' fracture. The patients guided by physiotherapists were all satisfied with the treatment, but no functional advantages could be discerned when compared with self-training.
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Oskarsson, G.V., Hjall, A. & Aaser, P. Physiotherapy: an overestimated factor in after-treatment of fractures in the distal radius?. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 116, 373–375 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00433993
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00433993