ALGODYSTROPHY AFTER COLLES FRACTURES IS ASSOCIATED WITH SECONDARY TIGHTNESS OF CASTS

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FIELD, J [1 ]
PROTHEROE, DL [1 ]
ATKINS, RM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV BRISTOL, BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRM, DEPT ORTHOPAED SURG, BRISTOL BS2 8HW, AVON, ENGLAND
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JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-BRITISH VOLUME | 1994年 / 76B卷 / 06期
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10.1302/0301-620X.76B6.7983115
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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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We describe a direct method of measuring the tightness of plaster casts. Tightness was measured weekly in 23 consecutive patients with Colles' fractures. Six had objective signs of algodystrophy nine weeks after the fracture. In these patients the plaster cast was significantly tighter during the first three weeks than in patients who did not develop algodystrophy. The complex relationship between these findings is discussed.
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