Extraarticular Distal Radius Fractures, X-fix or Volar Fixation

Age 50 - 74 for Females or 60-74 for Males Clinical Trial

Official title: Dorsally Displaced Extraarticular Distal Radius Fractures - Volar Plate or External Fixation. A Prospective Randomized Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Distal radius fractures are treated surgically if severely displaced. This study aims to investigate the outcome after surgery. The investigators will randomize patients to either external fixation with optional addition of k-wires or open reduction and fixation with a volar plate.

Clinical Trial Description

This study has been merged with study NCT01035359 and a new ethical permission has been granted by the Swedish National Ethic board ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Age 50 - 74 for Females or 60-74 for Males
• Dorsally Displaced Intraarticular Distal Radius Fractures
• Fractures, Bone
• Low Energy Trauma
• Radius Fractures

• NCT number: NCT01034943
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Karolinska Institutet
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2009
• Completion date: February 2014