CROSSFIRE: Combined Randomised and Observational Study of Surgery for Fractures In the distal Radius in the Elderly

手腕附近的骨折（断裂）是最常见的骨折治疗。以前的治疗包括在急诊室拉直和石膏铸造，但标准的治疗现在包括住院和手术，应用钢板和螺钉的骨头。我们所拥有的最好的证据（这是有限的）是手术钢板并没有提供比手术更重要的好处。我们的目的是进行一项多中心试验，比较钢板和石膏治疗这些常见骨折的效果。

Fractures (breaks) near the wrist are the most common fractures treated. Treatment previously consisted of straightening and plaster casting in the emergency department, but standard treatment now includes admission to hospital and surgery to apply a plate and screws to the bone. The best evidence we have (which is limited) is that surgical plating does not provide important benefits over plastering. We aim to perform a multicentre trial comparing plating to plaster for these common fractures.