Medical News Article on Orthopedics

Study Results from Taipei City Hospital Provide New Insights into Orthopedics

2012 MAY 11 -- "This retrospective study was to compare the clinical outcomes of volar locking plating (VLP) and percutaneous Kirschner wiring (PKW) for the management of displaced Colles type distal radius fractures in patients between 50 and 70 years old. There were 31 elderly patients with displaced Colles' fractures treated by VLP," researchers in Taipei, Taiwan report.

"We compared them to 31 match-paired patients treated by PKW. The patients were matched according to age (within five years) and sex. All patients were followed up retrospectively for at least 12 months. The functional outcomes and radiological results were compared between the two...

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