Immediate Mobilization Versus 2 Weeks Cast Immobilization After Distal Radius Fracture Treated With Volar Locking Plate (LIMPER-DRF)

Tampere University Hospital

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Distal Radius Fracture

Treatments

Other: Immediate mobilization

Other: Cast treatment

Procedure: Volar plating

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05150925

R21111

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to analyze total lenght of the sick leace and functional outcome (PRWE) at 2 months between 2 weeks casting and immediate mobilization following volar plating for a DRF.

Full description

This study is a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. The aim of this study will be to compare the early postoperative outcomes of the patients enrolled in the early mobilization with those patients in post-operative 2-week casting following volar plating for a DRF. Co-primary outcome in this study will be the total lenght of sick leave and Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) 2 months after the operation.

Enrollment

240 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Intra- or extra articular DRF (Colles, Smith, Volar barton)
operative treatment justified

Exclusion criteria

Refusal to participate in the study
Open fracture with a severity greater than Gustilo grade 1
Patient aged less than 18 or over 65
Patient does not understand written or spoken guidance in local languages
Pathological fracture
Previous fracture in the same wrist or forearm in the last 10 years, that has led to impairment of function
Ipsilateral fracture in upper extremity
Associated fractures of the ulna (except fractures of the PSU)
Polytrauma