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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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Achten, Juul, Sones, William, Dias, Joseph, Hedley, Helen, Cook, Jonathan A, Dritsaki, Melina, Png, May Ee, Gray, Alastair, Lamb, Sarah E, Costa, Matthew L
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6475232/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30904879
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028474
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