Table 1 POWIFF trial - Inclusion and exclusion criterion
Inclusion Criterion | Exclusion criterion |
|---|---|
1. Age-18-80 | 1. Patients with concomitant injuries affecting treatment and rehabilitation of the affected arm |
2. Pre-operative DASH score of 30 or less | 2. Patients with associated neurovascular injuries requiring immediate surgery |
3. Isolated closed distal radius fracture with shortening of radius of more than 3Â mm, dorsal radial tilt of more than 10 degrees and an intra articular step of more than 2Â mm. | 3. Patients with associated significant carpal injuries, including scaphoid fractures |
4. Patient unlikely or unhappy to attend for follow up | |
5. Patient with limited English proficiency | |
6. Patient without cognitive capacity to consent and participate | |
7. Patients with impaired upper limb function prior to injury enough to have a DASH score of more than 30 points |