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Plaster cast compared with bridging external fixation for distal radius fractures of the Colles' type

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We compared two different treatments for displaced distal radius Colles' type fractures (Older type 3 and 4), at two hospitals. We found bridging external fixation superior to reduction and fixation in a dorsal plaster cast regarding both the end-anatomic results at 3 months and the functional scores at 3 and 9 months (modified Gartland and Werley).

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Nous avons effectué dans 2 hôpitaux, une analyse contrôlée de 2 traitements différents des fractures comminutives du radius distal (Older type 3 et 4). Nous avons trouvé une supériorité du pontage par fixateur externe sur l'immobilisation par plâtre tant pour le résultat anatomique à 3 mois que pour le résultat fonctionnel après 3 et 9 mois ( score de Gartland et Werley).

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Herlev, 2730 Herlev, Denmark, , , , ,

    O.M. Christensen, T.C. Christiansen, M. Krasheninnikoff & F.F. Hansen

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Glostrup, 2600 Glostrup, Denmark, , , , ,

    B. Lind, L.R. Hölmich & P. Hölmich

  3. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Glostrup, 2600 Glostrup, Denmark, , , , ,

    G.S. Rathje

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Christensen, O., Christiansen, T., Krasheninnikoff, M. et al. Plaster cast compared with bridging external fixation for distal radius fractures of the Colles' type. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 24, 358–360 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640000182

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