Clinical Practice Guideline on Distal Radius Fractures
Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) provide evidence-based recommendations for current orthopaedic diagnostic, treatment, and postoperative procedures. Multidisciplinary clinician work groups and AAOS staff work together to synthesize published research with the aim of providing a transparent and robust summary of the research findings for a particular orthopaedic disease topic.
Appropriate Use Criteria
Appropriate use criteria (AUC) provide treatment recommendations on a patient-specific level using evidence from AAOS clinical practice guidelines, along with clinician expertise and experience. A multidisciplinary clinician writing panel creates realistic patient profiles who may present with a particular orthopaedic disease in a clinical setting. A separate multidisciplinary clinician voting panel uses a modified Delphi method to rate the appropriateness of various procedures for those patient profiles.
Derivative Materials
Articles
AAOS journals and news sources often publish additional information about quality programs and guidelines. Note that these resources are available exclusively to AAOS members and your login is required to access them.
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New AUC on Distal Radius Fractures Builds on Updated Clinical Practice Guideline
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JAAOS: Practical Application of the 2020 Distal Radius Fracture AAOS/ASSH Clinical Practice Guideline: A Clinical Case
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JAAOS: AAOS/ASSH Clinical Practice Guideline Summary Management of Distal Radius Fractures
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JAAOS: AAOS Appropriate Use Criteria: Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures