Reliability of distal radius fracture classification systems: a CT based study.

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[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. 2. Cureus. 2024 Jun 24;16(6):e63035. doi: 10.7759/cureus.63035. eCollection 2024 Jun. Frykman Type 7-8 Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly Patients: Conservative Treatment vs Volar Plating. Tutuncu MN(1), Demiroğlu M(2). Author information: (1)Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Göztepe Prof. Dr. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital, Istanbul, TUR. (2)Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ataşehir Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, TUR. INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine the clinical outcomes of conservative and surgical treatments in elderly patients with displaced Frykman type 7-8 distal radius fractures. METHODS: The clinical outcomes of 50 patients aged 60 and older with displaced Frykman type 7-8 fractures who underwent surgical and conservative treatments between January 2019 and January 2022 were determined. The joint range of motion, pain scores, functional scores, radiological parameters, and any complications that occurred posttreatment were evaluated for each patient who underwent both treatments. RESULTS: Descriptive characteristics, excluding sex, were evaluated in 18 patients treated with casting and 32 patients treated with volar plating, and no statistically significant differences were detected between the groups. The functional and radiological assessments of the groups showed no significant differences (p>0.05). The volar tilt of patients who underwent surgical treatment was significantly greater than that of patients who were treated with a cast (p=0.02). The Mayo wrist scores of patients with step-offs greater than 2 mm were significantly lower (p=0.007; p