Aspects of Current Management of Distal Radius Fractures in the Elderly Individuals

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Volumn 2, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 187-194

  Arora, Rohit ^a   Gabl, Markus ^a   Erhart, Stefanie ^a   Schmidle, Gernot ^a   Dallapozza, Christian ^a   Lutz, Martin ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

distal radius fracture; elderly; geriatric trauma; osteoporosis; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993725051     PISSN: 21514585     EISSN: 21514593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2151458511426874     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Chung KC Shauver MJ Birkmeyer JD. Trends in the United States in the treatment of distal radial fractures in the elderly. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009; 91(8):1868–1873.
2. Mackenney PJ McQueen MM Elton R. Prediction of instability in distal radial fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006; 88(9):1944–1951.
3. McQueen M Caspers J. Colles fracture: does the anatomical result affect the final function?. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1988; 70(4):649–651.
4. Beumer A McQueen MM. Fractures of the distal radius in low-demand elderly patients: closed reduction of no value in 53 of 60 wrists. Acta Orthop Scand. 2003; 74(1):98–100.
5. McQueen MM Hajducka C Court-Brown CM. Redisplaced unstable fractures of the distal radius: a prospective randomised comparison of four methods of treatment. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1996; 78(3):404–409.
6. McQueen MM MacLaren A Chalmers J. The value of remanipulating Colles' fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1986; 68(2):232–233.
7. Kanis JA. The incidence of hip fracture in Europe. Osteoporos Int. 1993; 3(suppl 1):10–15.
8. Cummings SR Nevitt MC Browner WS, et al. Risk factors for hip fracture in white women. Study of osteoporotic fractures research group. N Engl J Med. 1995; 332(12):767–773.
9. Schousboe JT Fink HA Taylor BC, et al. Association between self-reported prior wrist fractures and risk of subsequent hip and radiographic vertebral fractures in older women: a prospective study. J Bone Miner Res. 2005; 20(1):100–106.
10. Jaglal SB Weller I Mamdani M, et al. Population trends in BMD testing, treatment, and hip and wrist fracture rates: are the hip fracture projections wrong?. J Bone Miner Res. 2005; 20(6):898–905.
11. Cummings SR Black DM Nevitt MC, et al. Appendicular bone density and age predict hip fracture in women. The study of osteoporotic fractures research group. JAMA. 1990; 263(5):665–668.
12. Frykman G. Fracture of the distal radius including sequelae--shoulder-hand-finger syndrome, disturbance in the distal radio-ulnar joint and impairment of nerve function. A clinical and experimental study. Acta Orthop Scand. 1967;(suppl 108):143–153.
13. Melone CP Jr. Articular fractures of the distal radius. Orthop Clin North Am. 1984; 15(2):217–236.
14. Jupiter JB Fernandez DL. Comparative classification for fractures of the distal end of the radius. J Hand Surg Am. 1997; 22(4):563–571.
15. Jupiter JB. Complex articular fractures of the distal radius: classification and management. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 1997; 5(3):119–129.
16. Andersen DJ Blair WF Steyers CM Jr Adams BD el-Khouri GY Brandser EA. Classification of distal radius fractures: an analysis of interobserver reliability and intraobserver reproducibility. J Hand Surg Am. 1996; 21(4):574–582.
17. Crilly RG Delaquerriere Richardson L Roth JH Vandervoort AA Hayes KC Mackenzie RA. Postural stability and Colles' fracture. Age Ageing. 1987; 16(3):133–138.
18. Lafontaine M Hardy D Delince P. Stability assessment of distal radius fractures. Injury. 1989; 20(4):208–210.
19. Nesbitt KS Failla JM Les C. Assessment of instability factors in adult distal radius fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2004; 29(6):1128–1138.
20. Sakai A Oshige T Zenke Y Suzuki M Yamanaka Y Nakamura T. Association of bone mineral density with deformity of the distal radius in low-energy Colles' fractures in Japanese women above 50 years of age. J Hand Surg Am. 2008; 33(6):820–826.
21. Young BT Rayan GM. Outcome following nonoperative treatment of displaced distal radius fractures in low-demand patients older than 60 years. J Hand Surg Am. 2000; 25(1):19–28.
22. Azzopardi T Ehrendorfer S Coulton T Abela M. Unstable extra-articular fractures of the distal radius: a prospective, randomised study of immobilization in a cast versus supplementary percutaneous pinning. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005; 87(6):837–840.
23. Roumen RM Hesp WL Bruggink ED. Unstable Colles' fractures in elderly patients. A randomised trial of external fixation for redisplacement. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1991; 73(2):307–311.
24. Aktekin CN Altay M Gursoy Z Aktekin LA Ozturk AM Tabak AY. Comparison between external fixation and cast treatment in the management of distal radius fractures in patients aged 65 years and older. J Hand Surg Am. 2010; 35(5):736–742.
25. Wolfe SW Austin G Lorenze M Swigart CR Panjabi MM. A biomechanical comparison of different wrist external fixators with and without K-wire augmentation. J Hand Surg Am. 1999; 24(3):516–524.
26. Carter PR Frederick HA Laseter GF. Open reduction and internal fixation of unstable distal radius fractures with a low-profile plate: a multicenter study of 73 fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 1998; 23(2):300–307.
27. Campbell DA. Open reduction and internal fixation of intra articular and unstable fractures of the distal radius using the AO distal radius plate. J Hand Surg Br. 2000; 25(6):528–534.
28. Hove LM Nilsen PT Furnes O Oulie HE Solheim E Molster AO. Open reduction and internal fixation of displaced intraarticular fractures of the distal radius. 31 patients followed for 3-7 years. Acta Orthop Scand. 1997; 68(1):59–63.
29. Orbay JL Fernandez DL. Volar fixed-angle plate fixation for unstable distal radius fractures in the elderly patient. J Hand Surg Am. 2004; 29(1):96–102.
30. Leung F Zhu L Ho H Lu WW Chow SP. Palmar plate fixation of AO type C2 fracture of distal radius using a locking compression plate--a biomechanical study in a cadaveric model. J Hand Surg Br. 2003; 28(3):263–266.
31. Jupiter JB Ring D Weitzel PP. Surgical treatment of redisplaced fractures of the distal radius in patients older than 60 years. J Hand Surg Am. 2002; 27(4):714–723.
32. Arora R Lutz M Fritz D Zimmermann R Oberladstatter J Gabl M. Palmar locking plate for treatment of unstable dorsal dislocated distal radius fractures. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2005; 125(6):399–404.
33. Egol KA Walsh M Romo-Cardoso S Dorsky S Paksima N. Distal radial fractures in the elderly: operative compared with nonoperative treatment. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010; 92(9):1851–1857.
34. Arora R Lutz M Hennerbichler A Krappinger D Espen D Gabl M. Complications following internal fixation of unstable distal radius fracture with a palmar locking-plate. J Orthop Trauma. 2007; 21(5):316–322.
35. Voigt C Lill H. [What advantages does volar plate fixation have over K-wire fixation for distal radius extension fractures in the elderly?]. Unfallchirurg. 2006; 109(10):845–854.
36. Handoll HH Madhok R. Withdrawn: surgical interventions for treating distal radial fractures in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009; 3: 1–3.
37. Warwick D Field J Prothero D Gibson A Bannister GC. Function ten years after Colles' fracture. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1993; 295: 270–274.
38. Anzarut A Johnson JA Rowe BH Lambert RG Blitz S Majumdar SR. Radiologic and patient-reported functional outcomes in an elderly cohort with conservatively treated distal radius fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2004; 29(6):1121–1127.
39. Arora R Gabl M Gschwentner M Deml C Krappinger D Lutz M. A comparative study of clinical and radiologic outcomes of unstable colles type distal radius fractures in patients older than 70 years: nonoperative treatment versus volar locking plating. J Orthop Trauma. 2009; 23(4):237–242.