Internal Plate Fixation versus Plaster in Complete Articular Distal Radius Fractures

Completed

Conditions: dislocated articular distal radius fracture
wrist fracture
10017322

Registration Number: NL-OMON45181

Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Patients from 18 up to and including 75 years with a displaced complete articular distal radius fracture (AO type C)

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with impaired wrist function prior to injury due to arthrosis/neurological disorders of the upper limb
* Open distal radius fractures
* Multiple trauma patients (Injury Severity Score (ISS) *16)
* Other fractures of the affected extremity (except ulnar styloid process)
* Fracture of other wrist
* Insufficient comprehension of the Dutch language to understand a rehabilitation program and other treatment information as judged by the attending physician
* Patient suffering from disorders of bone metabolism other than osteoporosis (i.e. Paget*s disease, renal osteodystrophy, osteomalacia)
* Patients suffering from connective tissue disease or (joint) hyperflexibility disorders such as Marfan*s, Ehler Danlos or other related disorders

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation score (PRWE)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand score (DASH)<br /><br>Quality of life (SF-36)<br /><br>Pain as indicated on a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)<br /><br>Range of Motion (ROM)<br /><br>Grip strength (measured with a grip strength meter)<br /><br>Radiological outcome of the wristjoint<br /><br>Complications<br /><br>Costs and absence from work</p><br>