CORRELATION BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME AND ANATOMICAL OUTCOME IN DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES TREATED WITH CLOSED REDUCTION
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https://doi.org/10.71000/djf7q618Keywords:
closed reduction, Distal radius fracture, functional outcome, anatomical outcome, Gartland , Werley score, Bunger scoreAbstract
Objective: To determine the correlation between functional outcome score and anatomical outcome score in distal radius fracture after close reduction..
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Orthopedics, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from 22-April-2024 to 22-October-2024. Two hundred and seventy one patients aged 20–60 years with extra-articular distal radius fractures (Frykman types I–II) were included. Closed reduction under local anesthesia was performed which was followed by dorsoradial splint immobilization. Functional outcomes were evaluated at four months using the Gartland and Werley scoring system while anatomical outcomes were assessed via the Bunger scoring system. Correlation between both scoring systems were assessed.
Results: Mean age was 51.18 ± 10.008 years. The mean functional outcome score was 10.01 ± 0.82 while the mean anatomical score was 6.00 ± 1.38. Correlation analysis exhibited a weak non-significant relationship between functional and anatomical outcomes (r = 0.06; p = 0.31).
Conclusion: A non-significant weak correlation was found between functional outcome and anatomical outcome in distal radius fractures treated with closed reduction.
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