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Early Motion After Volar Fixation for Distal Radius Fractures

NCT00955734 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2015-06-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Many surgeons pursue volar plating of the distal radius to allow earlier post-operative wrist motion. Early motion is generally prescribed in the belief that it will result in greater final motion without compromising fixation. However, studies have failed to demonstrate clinically significant improvement in final wrist motion (\> 1 year follow up) compared to treatments requiring longer immobilization such as external fixation or bridge plating.

Conditions

  • Radius Fracture

Interventions

OTHER

Early motion

One set of patients will begin wrist motion at 1 week after surgery.

OTHER

Immobilization

This set of patients will be casted for 6 weeks after surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ryan Calfee, MD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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