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Distal radius fracture rehabilitation
Mehta SP, Karagiannopoulos C, Pepin M, Ballantyne BT, Michlovitz S, MacDermid JC, Grewal R, Martin RL [Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy]
The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy Dec;54(9):Cpg1-cpg78
practice guideline

Distal radius fracture (DRF) is arguably the most common upper extremity fracture resulting from a fall accident. These clinical practice guidelines (CPG) were developed to guide all aspects of the management of DRF by physical therapists and other rehabilitation practitioners, such as certified hand therapists. This CPG employed a systematic review methodology to locate, appraise, and synthesize contemporary evidence while developing practice recommendations for determining the prognosis of outcomes, examination, and interventions while managing individuals with DRF. The quality of the primary studies found in the literature search was appraised using standardized tools. The strength of the available evidence for a particular practice domain (e.g., prognosis or intervention) was graded as strong, moderate, weak, or conflicting, where such gradings guided the level of obligation for each practice recommendation. Lastly, the CPG also provided the gaps in the evidence pool for the rehabilitation of DRF that future research efforts can address. https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2024.0301

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