ISOLATED ULNAR SHAFT FRACTURES - COMPARISON OF TREATMENT BY A FUNCTIONAL BRACE AND LONG-ARM CAST

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作者
GEBUHR, P
HOLMICH, P
ORSNES, T
SOELBERG, M
KRASHENINNIKOFF, M
KJERSGAARD, AG
机构
[1] HVIDOVRE UNIV HOSP,DEPT ORTHOPAED SURG,HVIDOVRE,DENMARK
[2] GLOSTRUP UNIV HOSP,DEPT ORTHOPAED SURG,GLOSTRUP,DENMARK
[3] BISPEBJERG UNIV HOSP,DEPT ORTHOPAED SURG,BISPEBJERG,DENMARK
[4] GENTOFTE HOSP,DEPT ORTHOPAED SURG,GENTOFTE,DENMARK
[5] HERLEV UNIV HOSP,DEPT ORTHOPAED SURG,HERLEV,DENMARK
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JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-BRITISH VOLUME | 1992年 / 74卷 / 05期
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10.1302/0301-620X.74B5.1527129
中图分类号
R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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摘要
In a prospective study, we randomly allocated 39 patients with isolated fractures of the lower two-thirds of the ulnar shaft to treatment either by a prefabricated functional brace or a long-arm cast. Significantly better wrist function and a higher percentage of satisfied patients were found in the braced group. Thirteen patients returned to employment while still wearing the brace but only one was able to work in a cast.
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