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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 98-B, Issue 3 | Pages 298 - 300
1 Mar 2016
Fullilove S Gozzard C

The results of the DRAFFT (distal radius acute fracture fixation trial) study, which compared volar plating with Kirschner (K-) wire fixation for dorsally displaced fractures of the distal radius, were published in August 2014. The use of K-wires to treat these fractures is now increasing, with a concomitant decline in the use of volar locking plates. We provide a critical appraisal of the DRAFFT study and question whether surgeons have been unduly influenced by its headline conclusions. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2016;98-B:298–300