Status:
COMPLETED
Volar Plating or External Fixation of Dorsally Displaced Fractures of the Distal Radius?
Lead Sponsor:
Danderyd Hospital
Conditions:
Radius Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Promising results have been reported after volar locked plating of unstable dorsally displaced fractures of the distal radius. It offers stable fixation and early mobilization. The investigators' aim ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- An acute unilateral Colles' fracture (AO class A and C1) with a dorsal angulation of more than 20 degrees or radial shortening of 4 mm or more, AND
- Patient aged 20-70 years with no previous fracture of either wrist.
Exclusion
- Bilateral fractures,
- Other current injury to the upper extremities,
- Dementia, OR
- Severe comminution or too small distal fragment to allow plating.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
63 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00989222
Start Date
January 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
October 5 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Division of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden, S-18288