Comparison of 24-Month Outcomes After Treatment for Distal Radius Fracture: The WRIST Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Distal radius fractures (DRFs) are common injuries among older adults and can result in substantial disability. Current evidence regarding long-term outcomes in older adults is scarce.

Objective

To compare outcomes across treatment groups at 24 months among adults with DRFs who participated in the WRIST trial.

Design, setting, and participants

The Wrist and Radius Injury Surgical Trial (WRIST) randomized, international, multicenter trial was conducted from April 1, 2012, through December 31, 2016. Participants were adults aged 60 years or older with isolated, unstable DRFs at 24 health systems in the US, Canada, and Singapore. Data analysis was performed from March 2019 to March 2021.

Interventions

Participants were randomized to open reduction and v

SUBMITTER: Chung KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12507456 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature