Status:
COMPLETED
Short-Arm Casting Effective in Type A2 Fractures in the Distal Radius
Lead Sponsor:
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Conditions:
Distal Radius Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Distal radius fracture (DRF) is among the most common fractures of the long bones, which comprise one sixth of all fractures. Due to its high prevalence, effect on patients' everyday life, and cost on...
Detailed Description
After obtaining institutional review board (IRB) approval, the investigators performed this prospective randomized clinical trial on patients with DRFs admitted in three medical centers from September...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Older than 20 years
- Type A2 according to the AO classification
- Closed distal radial physis
- Initial radiographic evidence of extra articular DRF
- With at least one non-comminuted cortex
Exclusion
- Fractures with dorsal angulations of more than 20 degrees
- Radial shortening of more than 10 millimeters
- Extensive cortical comminution as unstable fractures
- Patients with unstable fractures
- Existence of multiple fractures or open fracture in the affected limb or other limbs
- Cerebral palsy
- Paresthesia of the affected limb due to the pervious cerebro-vascular accidents
- Previous severe deformity of the affected limb diabetes
- Severe osteoporosis
- Less than two consecutive follow-up visits
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02286661
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
February 1 2011
Last Update
November 10 2014
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