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Prospective Evaluation of Cast Bivalving for Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures

Sponsor: Brooke Army Medical Center

Summary

Pediatric patients with distal radius fractures are most commonly treated non-operatively with fracture reduction and cast immobilization. In order to prevent complications from increased swelling after the injury (or fracture manipulation) casts may be split along their length to relieve pressure. However, this can compromise the casts' structural integrity, predisposing fractures to loss of reduction. The goal of this study was to investigate if cast bivalving, or splitting the cast longitudinally on both sides, resulted in any immediate change to bony alignment and to assess if bivalving effected cast parameters associated with loss of reduction.

Official title: Prospective Evaluation of Loss of Reduction and Cast Parameters Following Cast Bivalving for Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures

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