2024 Volume 43 Issue 4 Pages 462-469
Ninety-two patients (92 hands) with distal radius fractures after volar locking plating (VLP) were divided into two groups: those with a low degree and those with a high degree of fear of movement (FOM) using the cutoff values of the Japanese version of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in the early postoperative period; the short-term outcomes between the two groups were compared. Pain during activity, wrist ulnar deviation angle and Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) scores at 1 month and 3 months postoperatively were significantly worse in the patients in the high FOM group than in those in the low FOM group. A high FOM in the early postoperative period after VLP for distal radius fracture may affect short-term objectives and subjective symptoms, as well as functional recovery.
