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Table 1 Type of treatment n (%)

From: Distal radius fractures in the superelderly: an observational study of 8486 cases from the Swedish fracture register

Treatment

All types

AO type A

AO type B

AO type C

Cast

7423 (87.5)

5361 (90.2)

636 (86.9)

1393 (78.7)

Volar plate

558 (6.6)

286 (4.8)

60 (8.2)

209 (11.8)

K-wires

93 (1.1)

69 (1.2)

5 (0.7)

19 (1.1)

External fixator

33 (0.4)

15 (0.3)

3 (0.4)

15 (0.8)

Dorsal plate

7 (0.1)

3 (0.1)

3 (0.4)

1 (0.1)

Other

408 (4.8)

   
  1. Other treatments include combinations of treatment such as external fixator + K-wires, external fixator + volar plate, bridge plate, or volar plate + K-wires