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

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Département d'orthopédie, CHA-Pavillon Enfant-Jésus

Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1J1Z4