Colles fracture: does the anatomical result affect the final function?
McQueen, M.; Caspers, J.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume 70(4): 649-651
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-620X PMID: 3403617 Document Number: 317495
Thirty patients who had sustained a Colles' fracture at least four years previously were examined functionally and radiographically. Seventeen had a good radiological result and 13 were considered to have malunion. Functionally the displaced group performed significantly worse than the undisplaced group. We conclude that malunion of a Colles' fracture results in a weak, deformed, stiff and probably painful wrist.