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Management of Distal Radius Fractures in Children Younger Than 11 Years Old. Comparison Between Two Groups
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Partial reduction with overriding position and Closed anatomic reduction for Bone Fractures and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 58 participants.
Detailed Summary
This fractures have been managed with anatomical reduction performed under anesthesia or using sedatives. In our institution this means prolonged hospital stay, involvement of an anesthesiologist and the use of an special room in the Emergency Department. This research protocol was born after reports were published regarding leaving the fractures in an overriding position and cast with good functional and acceptable radiographical results; said study was observational, providing valuable but limited information about this treatment option. On the other hand, our study is a randomized controlled trial between to groups of patients younger than 11 years old who presented to the Emergency Department with completely displaced distal radius fractures, they were randomly assigned to one of two groups, either a closed anatomic reduction and short cast or a closed overriding alignment and short cast.
Study Details
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Interventions
The patient was subjected to an alignment instead of an anatomic reduction; this means that the fracture was left in an overriding position, after this, the patient was placed in a short arm cast for 6 weeks.
The patient was subjected to an anatomic reduction; this means that the fracture was completely reduced, after this, the patient was placed in a short arm cast for 6 weeks.