- Adults aged 50 to 80 years of age; alert and oriented to person, place, and time.
- Acute, closed distal radius fractures (within 4 cm of the tip of the radial styloid
process), classified according to AO/ASIF as either A2 or A3 (extra-articular) or C1
or C2 (intra-articular) fractures.
- Closed fracture reduction and definitive fracture fixation performed within 7 days
after injury by means of external skeletal and/or percutaneous pin fixation. Note:
fractures that are initially treated by closed reduction and casting, then converted
to external or percutaneous pin fixation for definitive fracture fixation within 7
days after injury are eligible for the study.
Other inclusion applies.
- Other fractures of the ipsilateral upper extremity (except for ulnar styloid
fractures) or the contralateral upper extremity (except for previously healed
fractures without residual functional deficit).
- Fracture fixation by other means (eg, plate and screw fixation).
- Planned treatment for the fracture includes any procedure to promote fracture healing
(eg, open reduction internal fixation, bone grafting, non-invasive modalities such as
ultrasound, electrical stimulation, etc). Note: After 12 weeks have elapsed since
administration of the treatment assignment, unanticipated procedures to promote
fracture healing are permitted as clinically indicated.
Other exclusion applies.