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Unstable Fractures of the Distal Radius: Trial of Volar Plate Versus Dorsal Nail Plate Fixation

NCT00848263 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2014-11-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Fractures of the distal radius are one of the most common orthopaedic injuries and are associated with a high complication rate. There is a lack of clinical trials comparing the different treatment modalities of fractures of the distal radius. The purpose of this randomized trial is to assess differences in functional outcome, radiological results, and complication rate in patients 55 years and older with an unstable displaced fracture of the distal radius without articular involvement treated with a dorsal nail plate or a volar plate.

Conditions

  • Distal Radius Fractures

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Volar plate

Treatment with a volar plate (DVR) inserted through a volar incision of 8-10 cm over the distal radius (Henry's approach).

PROCEDURE

Dorsal nail plate

Treatment with a dorsal nail plate (DNP) inserted through a 3-4 cm dorsal incision.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sykehuset Asker og Baerum

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Asbjørn Hjall, M.D. · Asker and Baerum hospital, Norway

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-02-28
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Norway

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