Randomized and Controlled Prospective Study on Use of the Adhesive Elastic Tape to Control Hand Edema in Patients With a Wrist Fracture Treated With Forearm Plaster.
Randomized and Controlled Prospective Study on Use of the Adhesive Elastic Tape to Control Hand Edema in Patients With a Wrist Fracture Treated With Forearm Plaster.
Wrist fractures are a very common event affecting patients of all ages and are estimated to account for approximately 10% -25% of all fractures. 70-90% of fractures are treated with closed reduction and forearm cast. In 2019, 17.4% of wrist fractured patients treated with a plaster cast at the Orthopedic Emergency Department (OED) of the Local Health Unit ("Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale", AUSL) of Piacenza had a second access to the OED for edema, pain or "intolerance to the plaster cast ".
In literature, there are several studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of adhesive elastic tape for edema control, mostly lymphedema secondary to breast cancer or post-operative edema after knee arthroplasty, although a definitive evidence is still needed.
With this trial, the investigators aim to evaluate the tape effectiveness in counteracting hand edema formation in wrist fractured adult patients treated with forearm cast.
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