- aWhere possible the CT should be done before randomisation, if this is not feasible it must be scheduled before surgery and must be done within two weeks of a patient’s injury
- bPatients allocated to surgery must receive this within two weeks from when the patient presents to A&E or other point of contact (e.g. walk-in centre, cottage hospital)
- cPatients are initially put into plaster cast for 6 to 10 weeks. If non-union is confirmed on X-rays/CT at 6 or 12 weeks urgent surgical fixation will be performed
- dThese X-rays/CT are those routinely collected whereas at the other time-points are compulsory