Background: Minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius are common in children and have excellent outcomes. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether the use of a ...

In patients with non-displaced distal radial fractures, can cast immobilization be safely reduced to three weeks?

Fixed angle fixation permits early function after distal radius fractures. A treatment method that provides the benefits of this fixation type through a minimally invasive approach is presented.

Rigid cast is better than a splint if the fracture is displaced, says the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

Bryan Brown, MD, and colleagues randomly assigned patients with isolated, closed, neurovascularly intact, displaced distal radius fractures to undergo either reduction (n=6) or nonreduction/in ...

Distal radius fractures treated without surgery should be x-rayed repeatedly for three weeks and when the person stops using the splint or cast.

The duration of immobilization of distal radius fractures depends on whether these fractures can displace into an unacceptable position. Most radial fractures are liable to displace within the ...