Occupational therapy vs. independent exercises: Which improves distal radius fracture outcome?

In 2011, a prospective randomized controlled trial conducted by J. Sebastiaan Souer, Geert Buijze, and David Ring, the efficacy of formal occupational therapy following open reduction and volar plate fixation for distal radial fractures was investigated. The study aimed to discern whether formal therapy provided any significant advantage over independent exercises in terms of wrist function and arm-specific disability six months post-surgery. Ninety-four patients with … Continue reading Occupational therapy vs. independent exercises: Which improves distal radius fracture outcome?