Fractures of the distal radius: a randomized controlled trial of 180 patients comparing volar locking plates and traditional surgical treatment
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Fracture of the distal radiusSurgery - Surgical techniquesInjuries and Accidents - Fractures
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12614000323628
- Lead Sponsor
- Flinders Medical Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with a distal radius fracture requiring surgical fixation, over 18 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
Cognitive incapacity, neurological disorders affecting coordination or function, pre-existing upper limb deformity or disability and concurrent upper limb injury.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method DASH score[One week post surgery, 12 weeks, 52 weeks.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Range of motion of the affected wrist, both actual range and as a percentage of the unaffected wrist motion, measured with a goniometer placed at the axis of wrist motion and measured in three planes.[One, 6, 12, 52 weeks after surgery];Grip strength measured with a Jamar Dynamometer and averaged over three readings, recorded in kilograms and expressed as a percentage of the uninjured side.[One, 6, 12, 52 weeks post operation.];Radiological measurement, radial length, angle, inclination and step[Initial, in theatre, one, 6, 12 weeks post operation.]