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Do Colles’ fracture patients benefit from routine referral to physiotherapy following cast removal?

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Colles’ fracture patients who received physiotherapy immediately following cast removal were compared with patients who received no active therapy following cast removal in a prospective randomised study. Patients who attended physiotherapy achieved significantly greater increases in wrist extension and grip strength after 6 weeks compared to patients who received no active therapy.

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  1. Physiotherapy Department, Warrnambool and District Hospital, Ryot Street, Warrnambool, Victoria 3280, Australia, , , , , , AU

    Clifton F. Watt

  2. School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia e-mail: N.Taylor@latrobe.edu.au, Tel.: +61-3-94795766, , , , , , AU

    N. F. Taylor

  3. Physiotherapy Department, Box Hill Hospital, Nelson Road, Box Hill, Victoria 3128, Australia, , , , , , AU

    Kris Baskus

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Received: 2 July 1999

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Watt, C., Taylor, N. & Baskus, K. Do Colles’ fracture patients benefit from routine referral to physiotherapy following cast removal?. Arch Orth Traum Surg 120, 413–415 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013772

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