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Ugeskr Laeger ; 155(7): 463-6, 1993 Feb 15.
Article in Danish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8465450

ABSTRACT

We followed forty women with functional deficits in the wrist and hand after sustaining a Colles' fracture. The women participated in occupational therapy three times a week for three weeks. At the initial evaluation, after three weeks, and at a three month evaluation, we measured the following: range of joint movement, grip strength, hand volume (oedema), pain and ADL. There was significant improvement in most of the parameters measured after three weeks of occupational therapy, with a less significant improvement from three weeks to three months. Seventeen of the forty women received twenty minutes of intermittent pneumatic compression before occupational therapy. These patients showed significant improvement in wrist extension, compared with the control group of twenty-three patients. Occupational therapy is recommended for patients showing a functional deficit after Colles' fracture. Intermittent pneumatic compression is recommended as a supplement to occupational therapy.


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Bandages , Colles' Fracture/therapy , Occupational Therapy/methods , Aged , Colles' Fracture/physiopathology , Colles' Fracture/rehabilitation , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Middle Aged , Pressure , Prospective Studies
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