A Cohort Study of One-Year Functional and Radiographic Outcomes following Intra-Articular Distal Radius Fractures

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to describe the outcomes of a series of patients followed prospectively after intra-articular distal radius fractures. METHODS: One hundred forty-eight patients with intra-articular fractures (mean age, 47 years; age range, 44-54 years; gender distribution, 60 males and 88 females) were treated with cast only, arthroscopy/closed reduction plus pins, arthroscopy/closed reduction with external fixation, …