Four weeks versus six weeks of immobilization in a cast following closed reduction for displaced distal radial fractures in adult patients: a multicentre randomized controlled trial.
Eva Anna Klazina van DelftSuus G J van BruggenKarlijn J van StralenFrank Willen BloemersNico L SosefNiels W L SchepJefrey VermeulenPublished in: The bone & joint journal (2023)
In adult patients with a displaced and adequately reduced distal radial fracture, immobilization in a cast for four weeks is safe, and the results are similar to those after a period of immobilization of six weeks.