Post-operative Immobilization and Physical Therapy Following Volar Locked Plating for Distal Radius Fractures: Are They Necessary?

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Post-operative Immobilization and Physical Therapy Following Volar Locked Plating for Distal Radius Fractures: Are They Necessary?

Are you eligible to participate in this study?

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

Conditions:
Distal Radius Fractures
Age: Between 18 Year(s) - 75 Year(s)
Gender: Male or Female

Other Inclusion Criteria:
1. Participants with isolated displaced distal radius fractures, +/- ulnar styloid fracture, treated with volar locked plating and screws:
  - >10 degrees of dorsal tilt
  - Volar displacement (Volar Barton’s type fracture)
  - Shortening >3 mm
  - Intra-articular displacement or step off >2mm.

You may not be eligible for this study if the following are true:

1. Ipsilateral upper limb concomitant fracture
2. Fracture fixation other than volar locked plating and screws
3. Dislocation or neurologic injury
4. Gustilo-Anderson grade III open fractures

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