Journal of Osteoporosis and Physical Activity
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9509
ISSN: 2329-9509
Damien Pourre
France
Research Article
Surgery versus Conservative Treatment of Distal Radius Fracture in Patients Older Than 85 Years: A Retrospective Study in 94 Cases
Author(s): Maxime Barat, Laurent Genser, Malek Tabbara and Damien PourreMaxime Barat, Laurent Genser, Malek Tabbara and Damien Pourre
Background: Distal radius fractures are the most common fractures occurring in emergency. There’s no evidence for the superiority of one of the different treatment we can choose, particularly in old patients. The purpose of the present study was to determine if a surgical treatment for DRF in older than 85 is justified and to compare these results to a conservative treatment.
Methods: This is an observational retrospective study that included all patients older than 85 years diagnosed with distal radius fractures and hospitalized in our institution between January 1st, 2010 and June 30th 2013. Patients were divided in 2 groups. The main outcome was the functional result at the end of the patient’s follow up. It was measured objectively with wrist motility and subjectively with the common satisfaction of the patient and the surgeon... View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9509.1000156