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A randomised controlled trial comparing Kirschner wire stabilisation versus manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA) plaster treatment for displaced radial fractures

Completed
Conditions
Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning: Displaced radial fractures
Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Displaced radial fractures
Registration Number
ISRCTN37842313
Lead Sponsor
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

1. Isolated injury in distal third radius greater than 50% shaft diameter displacement
2. Plus or minus distal ulnar fracture
3. Injury less than 24 hours
4. Above 12 years old

Exclusion Criteria

1. Physeal fractures
2. Compound fractures
3. Fractures requiring open reduction

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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