Treatment of radius or ulna fractures in the elderly: A systematic review covering effectiveness, safety, economic aspects and current practice.

Treatment of radius or ulna fractures in the elderly: A systematic review covering effectiveness, safety, economic aspects and current practice.

BACKGROUND:The objective of the present study was to evaluate effectiveness, complications and cost-effectiveness of any surgical or non-surgical treatment for radius or ulna fractures in elderly patients. Secondary objectives were to analyze present treatment traditions of distal radius fractures (...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Mellstrand Navarro, Agneta Brolund, Carl Ekholm, Emelie Heintz, Emin Hoxha Ekström, Per Olof Josefsson, Lina Leander, Peter Nordström, Lena Zidén, Karin Stenström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214362

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214362

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