We carried out a randomised, prospective, multicentre clinical trial of the treatment of
Unilateral
To ascertain whether patients with
Thirty patients who had sustained a
The value of remanipulating a
The effect of involvement of the distal radio-ulnar joint on subsequent function was studied in 170 patients with
The use of Orthoplast cast-bracing to allow early hand function in the treatment of displaced
We report the results of a prospective study of the incidence of algodystrophy following
The results of a prospective controlled trial of early mobilisation of
In a prospective, controlled study 58 patients aged under 60 years with
In a prospective study, 204 consecutive patients with displaced
We report a prospective, randomised, controlled trial of 50 severely displaced comminuted
A prospective study was made over a three-year period of 900 consecutive unilateral
We describe a direct method of measuring the tightness of plaster casts. Tightness was measured weekly in 23 consecutive patients with
We report the results of a prospective randomised controlled trial of the management of 101
1. A prospective study of 239
Fifty patients with complex distal radial fractures treated by primary external fixation were compared with 50 with similar fractures treated by closed medullary pinning. All the patients had Frykman type-VIII injuries. The two groups were similar in regard to demographic characteristics and the method of treatment was randomly chosen. All the fractures healed within three months. In the external fixation group 92% of fractures healed in excellent alignment as did 88% of the medullary pinning group. Both groups had similar results with respect to eventual function, range of motion, and grip strength. Complications and complaints were fewer and the estimated costs of treatment were significantly less in the medullary pinning group. More patients were satisfied with closed medullary fixation than with external fixation.
1. A five-year follow-up of forty-one patients who sustained