NCT01268397

Unstable Dorsally Displaced Fractures of the Distal Radius in the Elderly

Unstable Dorsally Displaced Fractures of the Distal Radius in the Elderly. A Randomized Comparison Between Operative Fixation and Plaster Cast Treatment.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Danderyd Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether operation and fixation with a metal plate gives better result from the patient's perspective than plaster treatment in elderly patients with a displaced wrist fracture.

Detailed description

We will perform a prospective randomized clinical trial comparing open reduction and internal fixation with a volar plate with closed reduction and plaster treatment in elderly patients with a displaced Colles' fracture in order to test the null hypothesis that the patient-perceived result is equal after conservative or operative treatment. Secondary outcomes are objective physical measurements.

Conditions

• Fracture of the Distal Radius
• Wrist Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	open reduction and internal fixation with a volar plate	flexor carpi radialis approach, open reduction, fixed-angle volar plate, plaster cast 2 weeks at the surgeon's discretion
PROCEDURE	closed reduction and plaster treatment	closed reduction, below elbow plaster cast, semicircular for 5 week

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-12-01
• Primary completion: 2018-01-01
• Completion: 2019-12-01
• First posted: 2010-12-30
• Last updated: 2019-02-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden