K-wire fixation for broken wrist: front or back approach
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study compares two ways to insert thin metal pins (K-wires) to hold a broken wrist bone in place while it heals. It aims to see which approach gives better results for patients with a simple break just above the wrist joint.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a broken wrist (distal radius fracture) that does not extend into the joint.
- Your fracture is classified as Frykmann type 1 or type 2 (simple breaks with no joint involvement).
- You are 18 years old or older.
- Your bones are fully grown (not still growing).
- You do not have a fracture that is shattered into many pieces, open, or causing nerve or blood vessel damage.
- You do not have other injuries that require surgery beyond pin fixation, and you have no history of infection or conditions that delay wound healing.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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