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Distal Radius Fracture: Better shot-term outcomes with dynamic vs static external fixation
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Distal Radius Fracture: Better shot-term outcomes with dynamic vs static external fixation
Injury. 2012 Jul;43(7):1006-13. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.11.018. Epub 2011 Dec 16
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Z Cui B Yu Y Hu Q Lin B Wang

Six randomized controlled trials and two comparative studies (998 patients) were included in this meta-analysis to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of dynamic and static external fixation for unstable distal radius fractures. There was a trend of obtaining better clinical results and range of motion (such as extension, supination, and pronation) in favour of the dynamic group; for radiological outcomes, a better result (in regards to radial length) was observed in the dynamic external fixation group.

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OrthoEvidence. Distal Radius Fracture: Better shot-term outcomes with dynamic vs static external fixation. ACE Report. 2013;3(4):194. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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