The past, present and future of the conservative treatment of distal radius fractures.
Casts
Conservative treatment
Nonsurgical
Printing
Radius fractures
Three-dimensional
Trauma
Journal
Injury
ISSN: 1879-0267
Titre abrégé: Injury
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0226040
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
received:
27
02
2023
revised:
05
07
2023
accepted:
06
07
2023
medline:
7
11
2023
pubmed:
6
11
2023
entrez:
3
11
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The distal radius fracture is a common fracture with a prevalence of 17% on the emergency departments. The conservative treatment of distal radius fractures usually consists of three to six weeks of plaster immobilization. Several studies show that one week of plaster immobilization is safe for non- or minimally displaced distal radius fractures that do not need reduction. A shorter period of immobilization may lead to a better functional outcome, faster reintegration and participation in daily activities. Due to upcoming innovations such as three-dimensional printed splints for distal radius fractures, a patient specific splint can be produced which may offer more comfort. Furthermore, these three-dimensional printed splints are expected to be more environmental friendly in comparison with traditional plaster casts.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37923503
pii: S0020-1383(23)00616-2
doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.110930
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
110930Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest The first author received a research grant by the Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care Foundation (OTCF) as part of a PhD-thesis. All other authors declare no conflict of interest.