External fixation or volar plating for treating deviated distal radius fracture

Completed

• Conditions: Deviated distal radius fracture; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

• Registration Number: ISRCTN09599740
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo (Brazil)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients of both genders
2. Acute fractures (up to 15 days) in the distal edge of the radius, reducible and unstable, who have not been submitted to previous surgical treatments.
3. Palmar blocked plate or with external fixation method for treating desviated distal radius fracture

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with marginal or irreducible fractures
2. Previous history of degenerative or traumatic pathology in the articulation of the wounded or contralateral wrist
3. Bilateral fracture, exposed fractures, with tendinous or neurovascular injuries
4. Patients with systemic diseases or traumatic injuries associated with the fracture, which restrict application of the methods or assessment of the results
5. Refusal to the consent term

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Functional assessment <br>2. Patient satisfaction with the surgical method <br>3. All outcomes (DASH, SF-36, VAS) will be applied at 3,6,12 weeks and 6 and 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Anatomic and radiographic <br>2. Complications <br>3. Method failure