Patient-Accident-Fracture (PAF) classification of distal radius fractures

Despite the huge amount of literature devoted to acute distal radius fractures, there is currently no consensus as to treatment recommendations. There is no universally accepted anatomical classification other than the three main categories of the AO classification. The authors believe that the only...

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Published inHand surgery and rehabilitation Vol. 35S; pp. S34 - S38
Main Authors Burnier, M, Herzberg, G, Izem, Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.12.2016
Subjects
Accidental Falls
Age Factors
Consensus
Health Status
Humans
Injury Severity Score
Radiography
Radius Fractures - classification
Radius Fractures - etiology
Sex Factors
Ulna Fractures
Épidémiologie
Epidemiology
Distal radius fracture
Classification
Fracture du radius distal
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Summary:Despite the huge amount of literature devoted to acute distal radius fractures, there is currently no consensus as to treatment recommendations. There is no universally accepted anatomical classification other than the three main categories of the AO classification. The authors believe that the only way to improve this field is to stratify the patients according to their general health and functional needs. They propose a new classification system that they have used since 2009 and demonstrate its therapeutic, epidemiological and teaching values.
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ISSN:2468-1210
DOI:10.1016/j.hansur.2016.03.006