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KMID : 0361619750100010057
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Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1975 Volume.10 No. 1 p.57 ~ p.65
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The Treatment of Colles, Fracture
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Abstract
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Colles´ fracture in 144 cases, treated at the department of orthopaedic surgery, St. Mary´s hospital, Catholic Medical Center, from January 19´71 to April 1974, were analyzed and following results were obtained.
1. The fracture victims were mostly in the aged female, over 45 years, and all cases were simple fracture. 94 cases {65.3%) were stable fracture and 50 cases (34.7%) were unstable one.
2. 62 fractures (43 7%) were in the left wrist, 78 cases (54.9%) in the right, and 2 remainders (1.4%) in both wrists.
3. Average duration of the clinical union was 5 weeks, in entire sexes: 4 weeks in stable fractures and 6 weeds in unstable fractures.
4. Reduction followed by immobilization in slight flexion and ulnar deviation using a ´U´ shaped plaster splint were thought to be the best procedure to minimize residual disability. An above-elbow long arm plaster had no advantage in unstable fracture.
5. Immobilization with below-elbow plaster in Colles´ fracture has shown less favorable result than with "U" shaped plaster splint.
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