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Distal radius fractures are most often treated nonoperatively, but sometimes they are treated surgically when deemed unstable. Based on the literature, a consensus protocol for treatment has been developed in the mid-1990s in southern Sweden to aid clinicians in their decision-making. It has been in use in several hospitals since then and the effect of the treatment program has been evaluated showing that the patients reach similar final outcome regardless of fracture type when the protocol has been used.
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Abramo, A. (2014). Flow Chart for Treatment: A Standardized Treatment Program as an Aid in Primary Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures. In: Hove, L., Lindau, T., Hølmer, P. (eds) Distal Radius Fractures. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54604-4_13
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