The Relationship between Hand Therapy and Long-Term Outcomes after Distal Radius Fracture in Older Adults: Evidence from the Randomized Wrist and Radius Injury Surgical Trial.

Background: Older patients are frequently referred to hand therapy after distal radius fracture. Supervised therapy sessions place a transportation burden on patients and are costly on both the individual and systematic levels. Furthermore, there is little evidence that supervised therapy or home exercises improve long-term outcomes.