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Fig. 3 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 3

From: The CAST study protocol: a cluster randomized trial assessing the effect of circumferential casting versus plaster splinting on fracture redisplacement in reduced distal radius fractures in adults

Fig. 3

CAST study follow-up flowchart. *Type of treatment depends on randomization status of the hospital. μ Unacceptable alignment conform the Dutch guideline: > 15° of dorsal angulation, > 20° of volar angulation, < 15° of radial inclination, > 3 mm of radial shortening and > 2 mm intra-articular step-off or gap. Cast immobilization, at least until the first control radiographs are taken. £ All measurements encountered in Table 1. ¥ All questionnaires encountered in Table 1

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