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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788323
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Following Distal Radius Fracture: Does Surgical Method Matter?
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Funding The study received research funds from the public health system in Norway.
Abstract
Background
The purpose of this study was to compare the risk of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) following surgical treatment of distal radius fractures (DRFs) with either a volar locking plate (VLP) or an external fixator (EF).
Materials and Methods
Data from two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were merged and analyzed. A logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify independent risk factors for the occurrence of CRPS.
Results
A total of 322 patients were included from the two RCTs; 159 patients were operated upon with VLP and 163 patients with EF. CRPS was diagnosed in 6 patients treated with VLP (4%) and in 16 patients receiving EF (11%), overall 22 cases of CRPS (7%). None of the other independent risk factors had a significant influence on the risk for CRPS (all p > 0.05).
Conclusion
Patients treated with an EF had a higher risk of developing CRPS compared to those treated with a VLP. We found no other independent variable predicting CRPS.
Level of evidence
III.
Keywords
complex regional pain syndrome - distal radius fracture - external fixator - volar locking plate - Budapest criteriaData Availability Statement
The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are not publicly available due to sensitive information but are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Authors' Contributions
T.L. and O-L.H. collected and analyzed the data. T.L. and P-H.R. contributed to the study design, statistical analysis, and writing the manuscript. E.H.D. contributed to statistical analysis. J.M.F. and K.M. supervised and critically revised the manuscript. All authors approved the final manuscript.
Ethical Approval
Both RCTs were conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the local data protection officers. RCT1 was approved by the Regional Ethics Committee of Eastern Norway (ref. 2009/1517) and registered at www.ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01062997). RCT2 was approved by the Regional Ethics Committee of Western Norway (ref 2013/555) and registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01904084).
Patients' Consent
Written informed consent was obtained from all the patients.
Publikationsverlauf
Eingereicht: 04. März 2024
Angenommen: 10. Juni 2024
Artikel online veröffentlicht:
04. September 2024
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