Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial (SWIFFT) protocol: a pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of cast treatment versus surgical fixation for the treatment of bi-cortical, minimally displaced fractures of the scaphoid waist in adults

BACKGROUND: A scaphoid fracture is the most common type of carpal fracture affecting young active people. The optimal management of this fracture is uncertain. When treated with a cast, 88 to 90 % of these fractures unite; however, for the remaining 10-12 % the non-union almost invariably leads to a...

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Autores principales: Dias, Joseph, Brealey, Stephen, Choudhary, Surabhi, Cook, Liz, Costa, Matthew, Fairhurst, Caroline, Hewitt, Catherine, Hodgson, Stephen, Jefferson, Laura, Jeyapalan, Kanagaratnam, Keding, Ada, Leighton, Paul, Rangan, Amar, Richardson, Gerry, Rothery, Claire, Taub, Nicholas, Thompson, John, Torgerson, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27260639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1107-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27260639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1107-7

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