Introduction
fracture, disability
Distal radius fracture (DRF) is the most common fracture among adults. Individuals 65 years and older are at the highest risk of sustaining DRF, Court-Brown & Caesar [The volar-flexion and ulnar deviation cast (VFUDC) is still widely used as the primary immobilization method for DRF. It has been suggested, that in the VFUDC method fracture reduction is maintained using the principle of ligamentotaxis, Agee [The treatment of DRF causes not only disability to individual patients but also significant costs for health care systems globally. The cost of treatment varies greatly between countries, ranging from €533 in Spain to €4 028 in Sweden, Borgström et al. [