Avoid Surgery' For Most Cases Of Common Wrist Fracture In Young People, Urge Researchers

Avoid Surgery' For Most Cases Of Common Wrist Fracture In Young People, Urge Researchers

The SWIFFT trial, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, concludes that for a scaphoid waist fracture in the wrist a plaster cast should be used in the first instance, with surgery only being considered if the bone doesn't heal.

Source: EurekAlert

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