Clinical Trial: Distal Radius Fractures in Patients Over 70 Years - Volar Plate or Plaster

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Dorsally Displaced Distal Radius Fractures in Patients Over 70 Years - Volar Plate or Plaster - A Prospective Randomized Trial

Brief Summary: Distal radius fractures with dorsal dislocation among patients 70 years or older are randomized to conservative treatment with plaster or internal fixation with a volar plate. Thereafter they are followed at 2 weeks, 5 weeks, 3 months and 12 months with x-ray, functional scores and clinical examination.