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Deciding whether to operate or not might be the most difficult decision to make in the process of treating distal radius fractures. A multitude of variables must be taken in consideration before one can present a treatment plan for the patient. The patient should be an active part of the decision-making, based on the surgeon’s recommendations for treatment.
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Foldager-Jensen, A.D. (2014). The Clinical Dilemma: Nonoperative or Operative Treatment. In: Hove, L., Lindau, T., Hølmer, P. (eds) Distal Radius Fractures. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54604-4_14
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