Management Intra-articular Fractures
Operative v Nonoperative Literature
1. Buckley etal JBJS Am 2002
Prospective multi-centred RCT
- 309 displaced intra-articular fractures
- operative v non operative management
- 2 year follow up
Findings
- used patient orientated functional outcomes
- overall VAS and SF36 not significantly different between 2 groups
Improved Operative Outcome if
- not workers compensation
- women
- < 29