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Surgical fixation with K-wires versus plaster casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: protocol for Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial 2 (DRAFFT 2)

INTRODUCTION: Optimal management of distal radius fractures in adults remains controversial. Previous evidence and current clinical guidelines tell us that, if a closed reduction of a dorsally displaced fracture is possible, Kirschner wires (K-wires) are the preferred form of surgical fixation. Howe...

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Autores principales: Achten, Juul, Sones, William, Dias, Joseph, Hedley, Helen, Cook, Jonathan A, Dritsaki, Melina, Png, May Ee, Gray, Alastair, Lamb, Sarah E, Costa, Matthew L
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6475232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30904879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028474
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author Achten, Juul
Sones, William
Dias, Joseph
Hedley, Helen
Cook, Jonathan A
Dritsaki, Melina
Png, May Ee
Gray, Alastair
Lamb, Sarah E
Costa, Matthew L
author_facet Achten, Juul
Sones, William
Dias, Joseph
Hedley, Helen
Cook, Jonathan A
Dritsaki, Melina
Png, May Ee
Gray, Alastair
Lamb, Sarah E
Costa, Matthew L
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description INTRODUCTION: Optimal management of distal radius fractures in adults remains controversial. Previous evidence and current clinical guidelines tell us that, if a closed reduction of a dorsally displaced fracture is possible, Kirschner wires (K-wires) are the preferred form of surgical fixation. However, the question remains whether there is any need to perform surgical fixation following a successful closed reduction, or is a simple plaster cast as effective? This is the protocol for a randomised controlled trial of manipulation and surgical fixation with K-wires versus manipulation and casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Adult patients with an acute dorsally displaced fracture of the distal radius are potentially eligible to take part. Prior to surgery, baseline demographic data, radiographs, data on pain/function using the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation Score (PRWE) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the EuroQoL 5-dimension 5-level (EQ-5D-5L) will be collected. A randomisation sequence, stratified by centre, intra-articular extension of the fracture and age, will be administered via a secure web-based service. Each patient will be randomly allocated to either ‘manipulation and surgical fixation with K-wires’ or ‘manipulation and plaster casting’. A clinical assessment, radiographs and records of early complications will be recorded at 6 weeks. PRWE and HRQoL outcome data will be collected at 3, 6 and 12 months post-randomisation. Further information will be requested with regard to healthcare resource use and any complications. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The National Research Ethic Committee approved this study on 6 October 2016 (16/SC/0462). The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment monograph and a manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal will be submitted on completion of the trial. The results of this trial will substantially inform clinical practice on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the treatment of this injury. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN11980540; Pre-results.
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spelling pubmed-64752322019-05-07 Surgical fixation with K-wires versus plaster casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: protocol for Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial 2 (DRAFFT 2) Achten, Juul Sones, William Dias, Joseph Hedley, Helen Cook, Jonathan A Dritsaki, Melina Png, May Ee Gray, Alastair Lamb, Sarah E Costa, Matthew L BMJ Open Emergency Medicine INTRODUCTION: Optimal management of distal radius fractures in adults remains controversial. Previous evidence and current clinical guidelines tell us that, if a closed reduction of a dorsally displaced fracture is possible, Kirschner wires (K-wires) are the preferred form of surgical fixation. However, the question remains whether there is any need to perform surgical fixation following a successful closed reduction, or is a simple plaster cast as effective? This is the protocol for a randomised controlled trial of manipulation and surgical fixation with K-wires versus manipulation and casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Adult patients with an acute dorsally displaced fracture of the distal radius are potentially eligible to take part. Prior to surgery, baseline demographic data, radiographs, data on pain/function using the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation Score (PRWE) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the EuroQoL 5-dimension 5-level (EQ-5D-5L) will be collected. A randomisation sequence, stratified by centre, intra-articular extension of the fracture and age, will be administered via a secure web-based service. Each patient will be randomly allocated to either ‘manipulation and surgical fixation with K-wires’ or ‘manipulation and plaster casting’. A clinical assessment, radiographs and records of early complications will be recorded at 6 weeks. PRWE and HRQoL outcome data will be collected at 3, 6 and 12 months post-randomisation. Further information will be requested with regard to healthcare resource use and any complications. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The National Research Ethic Committee approved this study on 6 October 2016 (16/SC/0462). The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment monograph and a manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal will be submitted on completion of the trial. The results of this trial will substantially inform clinical practice on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the treatment of this injury. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN11980540; Pre-results. BMJ Publishing Group 2019-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6475232/ /pubmed/30904879 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028474 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
spellingShingle Emergency Medicine
Achten, Juul
Sones, William
Dias, Joseph
Hedley, Helen
Cook, Jonathan A
Dritsaki, Melina
Png, May Ee
Gray, Alastair
Lamb, Sarah E
Costa, Matthew L
Surgical fixation with K-wires versus plaster casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: protocol for Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial 2 (DRAFFT 2)
title Surgical fixation with K-wires versus plaster casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: protocol for Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial 2 (DRAFFT 2)
title_full Surgical fixation with K-wires versus plaster casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: protocol for Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial 2 (DRAFFT 2)
title_fullStr Surgical fixation with K-wires versus plaster casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: protocol for Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial 2 (DRAFFT 2)
title_full_unstemmed Surgical fixation with K-wires versus plaster casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: protocol for Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial 2 (DRAFFT 2)
title_short Surgical fixation with K-wires versus plaster casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: protocol for Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial 2 (DRAFFT 2)
title_sort surgical fixation with k-wires versus plaster casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: protocol for distal radius acute fracture fixation trial 2 (drafft 2)
topic Emergency Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6475232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30904879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028474
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