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Early Mobilization Following Volar Locking Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures

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Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health

Conditions: Distal Radius Fracture

Interventions: Early Mobilization Protocol, Late Mobilization Protocol

Countries: United States

The overall purpose of this study is to establish the utility of early mobilization in improving patient satisfaction following plate and screw fixation of wrist fractures. Subjects will have objective range of motion data collected and subjective survey data collected at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 1 year after being randomized either to an early mobilization group that receives a removable wrist splint or a late mobilization group that is placed in a splint for 2 weeks post-operatively. The investigators expect that early wrist mobilization following locking plate fixation of wrist fractures will lead to an increase in postoperative patient satisfaction without a significant increase in complications.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* DRF requiring volar plate fixation per physician investigator
* No medical comorbidities which would prevent them from having surgery per physician investigator
* Intra- or extra-articular DRF

Exclusion Criteria:

* Open fractures
* Comminuted fractures
* Polytrauma
* Bilateral DRFs
* Previous contralateral wrist injury that could limit comparison
* Additional ipsilateral fracture (except ulnar styloid - this will be recorded, but not an exclusion criteria)
* Pathologic fractures
* Additional fixation methods utilized (dorsal plate, K-wire, external fixator, etc.)
* Bone graft use
* Inability to comply with treatment protocol or follow-up

Locations (1)

Somerset, New Jersey, United States