Background: Up to 30% of patients suffer from long-term functional restrictions following conservative treatment of distal radius fractures. Whether duration of cast immobilisation influences ...

From 2010 to 2022, 12% of patients in a U.S. database underwent delayed surgery for distal radius fractures. Smoking status, comorbidities, insurance type and geographic region were associated ...

Our study confirms earlier observations that ruptures most commonly occur after undisplaced fractures. It is suggested that increased pressure within the non-ruptured tendon sheath jeopardizes the ...