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Accelerated rehab after distal radius ORIF yields earlier return of function

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December 2014

Accelerated rehab after distal radius ORIF yields earlier return of function

Vol: 3| Issue: 12| Number:23| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Accelerated rehabilitation compared with a standard protocol after distal radial fractures treated with volar open reduction and internal fixation: a prospective, randomized, controlled study

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Oct 1;96(19):1621-30

Contributing Authors:
JL Brehmer JB Husband

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81 patients who underwent open reduction and internal fixation with a volar plate for an isolated distal radius fracture were randomized to either an accelerated or standard rehabilitation protocol. Clinical outcomes within the first 6 months were compared. Results indicated that the accelerated cohort had significantly lower disability scores and increased wrist flexion/extension and forearm supi...

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