Abdul Satar, Muhammad Inam, Waqar Hassan, Mohammad Arif.
Can functional outcome in patients with distal radius fracture be aff ected by radiological deformities?.
Pak J Surg Jan ;28(1):48-52.

Objective: Th e objective of the study is to fi nd out whether radiographic deformities aft er close reduction can aff ect the functional outcome in patients with distal radius fractures. Materials and Methods: Th is descriptive study was performed in Department of Orthopedics and Spine Surgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar from January 2007 to December 2011 on 37 consecutive patients of either sex with age above 40 years, having distal radius fracture. Radiological outcome was compared with functional outcome at 1 year aft er injury. Functional outcome was assessed with disability of arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire. Results: Th ere were total 37 patients in the study. Minimum age was 40, maximum age was 81 and average age was 53 years. Male patients were 18 and female were 19. Left side was involved in 15 patients while right side was involved in 22 patients. Th ere were no disability in 17 patients, minimal disability in 10, mild disability in 5, moderate disability in 3 and severe disability in 2 patients Conclusion: Functional outcome may not be aff ected solely by the loss of anatomical reduction in distal radius fractures.

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