NCT05558306

Radiological vs Clinical Outcome in DRF

Association Between Radiographic and Clinical Outcome in Distal Radius Fractures: A Prospective Cohort Study With a 1-year Follow-up in 368 Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 451 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sundsvall Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: Several studies have investigated the degree of final displacement and its association with clinical outcome. There is still no consensus on the importance of radiological outcome and published studies do not use the same criteria for an acceptable alignment. Previous reports have used a linear or a dichotomized exposure in the statistical analysis, but no study has investigated a nonlinear association. Methods: We included 438 patients treated for a distal radius fracture (DRF) with either reduction and cast immobilization or surgery. Radiographic outcomes were determined by radiographs 3 months after the injury. Clinical outcome was determined by QuickDASH (qDASH), ROM and grip strength at 1-year after the injury. Nonlinear correlations were analysed with cubic splines.

Conditions

• Distal Radius Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Surgery of distal radius fracture	Surgery of distal radius fracture for displaced fractures
PROCEDURE	Reduction and cast treatment of distal radius fracture	Reduction and cast treatment of distal radius fracture for minimally displaced fractures

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2022-09-28
• Last updated: 2022-09-28