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Is Casting of Displaced Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures Non-inferior to Reduction in General Anesthesia? A Pragmatic, Randomized, Controlled Non-inferiority Multicenter Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Non-surgical treatment and Surgical treatment for Distal Forearm Fracture and Distal Radius Fracture. Active but no longer recruiting, targeting 40 participants across 4 sites.
Detailed Summary
Treatment of displaced distal forearm fractures (DFF) in children have traditionally been closed reduction and pin fixation, although they might heal and remodel without manipulation, with no functional impairment. No randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been published comparing the patient-reported functional outcome after non-surgical and surgical treatment of displaced DFF in children. This is a multicentre RCT. The aim of the trial is to investigate the patient-reported functional outcome after non-surgical treatment of displaced distal forearm fractures (DFF) in children. We will include 44 children aged 4-10 years with a displaced DFF. They will be offered inclusion, if the on-duty orthopedic surgeon finds indication for surgical intervention. If the parents/guardians consent to participate, the children will be allocated equally to non-surgical treatment (intervention) or surgical treatment of surgeon's choice (comparator). We will follow the children during one year, where they will be seen after 4 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months. The primary outcome is the between-group difference in 12 months Quick Disabilities Arm Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH) score.
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Interventions
If allocated to non-surgical group, cast optimization in the outpatient clinic may be necessary if the cast from the emergency room is considered insufficient.
Closed reduction with or without fixation