AKGÜLLE, AHMET HAMDİBEKİROĞLU, GÜLNAZ NURAL2023-12-082023-12-082023-11-01Akgülle A. H., Uysal D., Bekiroğlu G. N., "Factors influencing study outcomes in recent literatüre on distal radial fracture treatments. ", JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY (EUROPEAN VOLUME), cilt.0, sa.0, 20231753-1934https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38031965/https://hdl.handle.net/11424/295479The main tools used by an orthopaedic surgeon for managing distal radial fracture treatment are recent literature and treatment guidelines. The aim of the present study was to find which factors within the study design influence study outcomes the most. Trials in three major databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase) comparing surgical and non-surgical treatment options for adolescent and adult distal radial fractures with their original data, between 2013 and 2021, were included. The selected 47 studies were classified according to their outcomes. The relationship between study characteristics and outcomes was statistically analysed. It was more likely to find no difference in outcomes between volar locking plate and less invasive treatments when the sample size was above 100, follow-up was more than 1 year and functional assessments were used. A small sample size and short follow-up time affect study outcomes in favour of a volar locking plate. Readers should focus on the design criteria and read the full text of the studies before making any conclusions.Level of evidence:III.Keywords:Adult; distal radius; fracture; study bias; treatment.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessTıpCerrahi Tıp BilimleriOrtopedi ve TravmatolojiSağlık BilimleriTemel Tıp BilimleriBiyoistatistik ve Tıp BilişimiMedicineSurgery Medicine SciencesOrthopedics and TraumatologyHealth SciencesFundamental Medical SciencesBiostatistics and Medical InformaticsKlinik Tıp (MED)Klinik TıpCERRAHİTIBBİ BİLİŞİMORTOPEDİTIP, GENEL & DAHİLİClinical Medicine (MED)CLINICAL MEDICINESURGERYMEDICAL INFORMATICSORTHOPEDICSMEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNALAyak BakımıGenel Sağlık MeslekleriPatofizyolojiTemel Bilgi ve BecerilerDeğerlendirme ve TeşhisCerrahiOrtopedi ve Spor HekimliğiDahiliyeTıbbi BilişimAile SağlığıTıp (çeşitli)Genel TıpPodiatryGeneral Health ProfessionsPathophysiologyFundamentals and SkillsAssessment and DiagnosisSurgeryOrthopedics and Sports MedicineInternal MedicineHealth InformaticsFamily PracticeMedicine (miscellaneous)General Medicinearticle0010.1177/17531934231214662