Status:
COMPLETED
Fixation of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
Wake Forest University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Stryker Trauma and Extremities
Conditions:
Distal Radius Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Wrist fractures are the most common type of fractures that occur in the shoulder, arm, and hand. Approximately 250,000 to 300,000 wrist fractures occur in the United States each year. Although some wr...
Detailed Description
INTRODUCTION: Fractures of the distal radius are the most common upper extremity fractures, accounting for approximately 250,000 to 300,000 injuries in the United States annually. The goals of treatme...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients eligible for participation in this study will include skeletally mature individuals between the ages of 18 through 80 who have sustained closed, displaced, unstable, metaphyseal fractures of the distal radius requiring surgical fixation.
Exclusion
- Patients ineligible for study participation will include:
- patients with multitrauma who must be treated in the ICU for long periods of time
- patients with open wrist fractures,
- patients who are skeletally immature,
- patients with concomitant scaphoid fractures or other hand injuries that impact functional recovery,
- patients with bilateral arm fractures or comminuted intraarticular distal radius fractures,
- patients who have sustained previous wrist injury of the affected arm,
- signs of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or polyarthritis, and
- patients with physical or mental issues that make obtaining informed consent impossible.
- Any comorbid health conditions of the study participants (e.g. high blood pressure, COPD) will be documented.
- Patients who are interested in participating in this study will be asked to provide informed consent prior to their entry into the study protocol.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00654615
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
September 1 2013
Last Update
September 11 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences - CompRehab
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157