Surgical Plating vs Closed Reduction for Fractures in the Distal Radius in Older Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The burden of injury and costs of wrist fractures are substantial. Surgical treatment became popular without strong supporting evidence.

Objective

To assess whether current surgical treatment for displaced distal radius fractures provided better patient-reported wrist pain and function than nonsurgical treatment in patients 60 years and older.

Design, setting, and participants

In this multicenter randomized clinical trial and parallel observational study, 300 eligible patients were screened from 19 centers in Australia and New Zealand from December 1, 2016, until December 31, 2018. A total of 166 participants were randomized to surgical or nonsurgical treatment and followed up at 3 and 12 months by blinded assessors. Those 134 individuals who declined rando

SUBMITTER: Combined Randomised and Observational Study of Surgery for Fractures in the Distal Radius in the Elderly (CROSSFIRE) Study Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7807386 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature