No benefit for elbow blocking on conservative treatment of distal radius fractures: A 6-month randomized controlled trial

<h4>Purpose</h4> For displaced distal radius fracture, this trial aimed to compare an above-elbow (AE) and below-elbow (BE) cast at the end of a 24-week follow-up using the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire as a primary outcome. <h4>Methods</h4>...

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Main Authors: Aldo Okamura, Vinícius Ynoe de Moraes, Jorge Raduan Neto, Marcel Jun Tamaoki, Flavio Faloppa, João Carlos Belloti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8191961/?tool=EBI