Status:
COMPLETED
Non-bridging Fixator Versus Percutaneous Pinning for Distal Radius Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
Hopital de l'Enfant-Jesus
Conditions:
Radius Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The treatment of extra-articular distal radius fractures is still controversial. In Canada, most patients with unstable fractures are treated with pinning and cast. Results are often associated with s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Distal radius fracture Frykman I or II
- Unstable fracture according to Lafontaine's criteria
- Fracture line more than 1cm form the joint line
- Closed fracture
- Age \> 18 years
- Surgery performed between 72 hours from the trauma
- Monotrauma
- Patient signed the informed consent
Exclusion
- Distal radius fracture Frykman III-VI (intra-articular fracture)
- Open fracture
- Polytraumatism
- Stable or non-displaced fracture
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00908895
Start Date
April 1 2003
End Date
May 1 2007
Last Update
March 1 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Département d'orthopédie, CHA-Pavillon Enfant-Jésus
Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1J1Z4