Distal Radius Fracture - Treatment Comparison

Inclusion Criteria: * Closed extra-articular distal radius fracture or a minimally displaced intra-articular fracture * Fracture classified as an AO/OTA A2, A3, C1 or C2 with or without an ulnar styloid fracture * Must be treated within the first 14 days of injury, * Male or female greater than or equal to 65 years of age. * Able to understand the requirements of the study, provide a written informed consent and comply with the study protocol * Ability to understand and provide written authorization for use and disclosure of personal health information * Fracture that can be treated closed with or without closed reduction Exclusion Criteria: * Concomitant contralateral or ipsilateral upper extremity fractures * Ipsilateral ulna (excluding styloid) fracture * Open fracture * Previous ipsilateral distal radius fracture in the 2 years prior to enrollment with deformity * Unstable distal radioulnar joint after fracture fixation * Fractures where the transverse fracture line is less than 10mm from the distal radius joint surface * Artery or Nerve injury secondary to fracture * History of alcoholism * Currently on chemotherapy or radiation therapy * Currently on worker's compensation * Rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory arthropathies. * History of chronic pain issues or psychiatric disorder that precludes reliable follow-up.