Saket Jati1, Divyanshu Awasthi2, Siddarth Patel3
BACKGROUND
Distal radius fractures are one of the most common injuries to the musculoskeletal system. Functional outcome in these fractures depend on many factors. Our main aim was to study if good radiological outcome has any effect on functional outcome and to compare various modalities of treatment of fracture distal end radius.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We retrospectively studied 120 patients; of which, 73 were males and 47 females. 30 cases were treated with conservative management and 30 cases with volar plating, percutaneous pinning and jess fixator.
RESULTS
Most of the patients were between 40-60 years (mean 50.35 years). Most commonly, the mode of injury, wrist involvement and fracture type were RTA (50.3%), right side (60.3%) and AO type C1. Mean pain score and function score (PRWE) were less among patients where radiological parameters were restored.
CONCLUSION
From this study, we conclude that restoration of radiological parameters will help in good functional outcome in treatment of intra-articular and extra articular fractures of distal end of radius and volar plating has better results in radiological parameter restoration and functional outcome. From this study, we conclude that restoration of radiological parameters will help in good functional outcome in treatment of intraarticular fractures of distal end of radius.
