At our hospital, all Colles' fractures deemed suitable for conservative treatment are reduced and immobilised with a plaster of Paris dorsal splint which is converted to a complete cast after 10 days. According to individual factors such as age, general health and radiological results after 10 days, some patients with severe redisplacement are readmitted to hospital for surgery. The main purpose of this study is to determine whether, during the first 10 days of immobilisation, a complete plaster cast or a dorsal plaster splint best retains the alignment of a reduced Colles' fracture. In addition, we aim to compare the complication rates of the two methods.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
72
complete circular plaster cast
dorsal plaster splint
St. Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, Norway
redisplacement
dorsal angulation, radial tilt and radial shortening - radiographs
Time frame: 10 days
pain
pain during past 24h on a VAS
Time frame: 10 days
number of analgesic tablets
number of analgesic tablets taken during the 10 days after reduction.
Time frame: 10 days
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