Comparison of treatment outcomes between nonsurgical and surgical treatment of distal radius fracture in elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 400, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 767-779

  Ju, Ji Hui ^a   Jin, Guang Zhe ^a   Li, Guan Xing ^a   Hu, Hai Yang ^a   Hou, Rui Xing ^a  

^a Soochow University   (China)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Elderly; Internal fixation; Meta analysis; Nonsurgical; Open reduction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FRACTURE HEALING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; INJURY SCALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY ELDERLY; WRIST INJURIES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 84946500340     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: 14352451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-015-1324-9     Document Type: Article

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