Effectiveness of supervised physiotherapy versus a home exercise program in patients with distal radius fracture: a randomized controlled trial with a 2-year follow-up.

Objective: To determine in the long term whether supervised physiotherapy is more effective than a home exercise program for functional improvement and pain relief in patients with distal radius fracture (DRF).

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Rehabilitation hospital.

Baseline predictors related to functional outcomes in patients older than sixty years with complex regional pain syndrome type 1 after distal radius fracture treated conservatively: a prospective observational study.

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze baseline predictors of functional outcomes six weeks and at one year follow-up in patients older than 60 years with complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS I) after distal radius fracture (DRF).

Methods: A total of 120 patients with CRPS I after DRF were prospectively recruited. Presumptive relevant factors were collected and analyzed as potential baseline predictors.

Arthroscopic Assistance in Surgical Management of Distal Radius Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

 Wrist arthroscopy has become a commonly used tool for the management of adults with distal radius fractures (DRFs), although its implementation requires technical competence. This systematic review and meta-analysis appraised the available evidence concerning the contribution of wrist arthroscopy to the functional and radiological outcomes of patients with DRFs operated with arthroscopic assistance.  Randomized control trials were identified through five principal electronic databases on May 31, 2022: Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCO, Embase, and PubMed.

Effectiveness of surgical versus conservative treatment of distal radius fractures in elderly patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine whether surgical treatment is more effective than conservative treatment in terms of functional outcomes in elderly patients with distal radius fractures (DRFs).

Methods: An electronic search of the Medline, Central, Embase, PEDro, Lilacs, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science databases was performed, from inception until July 2021. The eligibility criteria for selecting studies were randomized clinical trials that compared surgical versus conservative treatment in subjects older than 60 years with DRFs.

End-to-end versus end-to-side motor and sensory neurorrhaphy in the repair of the acute muscle denervation.

Background: The aim of this study was to experimentally compare end-to-end and end-to-side neurorrhaphy in perineural window model after motor nerve lesion, evaluating which one was the most effective to preserve nerves. Also, differences in motor and sensorial nerve regeneration were tested to verify differences in nerve regeneration.

Methods: A total of 20 adult male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to 5 groups, and, in each one, a different treatment was performed: besides the control group, and end-to-end or end-to-side graft with motor or sensorial nerves was performed.