Title: Home management versus PCP follow-up of patients with distal radius buckle (torus) fractures<br/>Author: Brian Corwell<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/294/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
<strong>Home management versus PCP follow-up of patients with distal radius buckle (torus) fractures</strong></p>
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A recent study investigated outcomes of patients with distal radius buckle fractures who were randomized to</p>
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Home removal of splint and physician follow-up as needed (home management) </li>
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Prescribed PCP follow-up in 1-2 weeks</li>
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Noninferior study</p>
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Torus/buckle fractures of the distal radius are the most common fractures in childhood occurring on average in 1 in 25 children</p>
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This is a stable fracture typically treated with removable wrist splint and very rarely require orthopedic intervention</p>
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Outcome: functional recovery at 3 weeks</p>
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Randomized controlled trial at a tertiary care children’s hospital</p>
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All radiographs reviewed by pediatric radiologist with MSK specialization</p>
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149 patients. Mean age 9.5 years. 54.4% male</p>
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Telephone follow-up at 3 and 6 weeks following ED discharge by blinded interviewer</p>
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Primary outcome was comparison of Activities Scale for Kids-performance scores between groups at 3 weeks</p>
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Outcomes: Home management performance score was 95.4% and PCP follow-up group was 95.9%. Mean cost savings were $100.10.</p>
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Conclusion: Home management is at least as good as PCP follow-up with respect to functional recovery in ED patients with distal radius buckle fractures.</p>
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<strong>Colaco</strong> et al. Home management versus primary care physician follow-up of patients with distal radius buckle fractures: A randomized controlled trial. <b style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(77, 128, 85); font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Ann Emerg Med</b><span style="color: rgb(77, 128, 85); font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. 2021</span></p>
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