Surgical fixation with K-wires versus casting in adults with fracture of distal radius: DRAFFT2 multicentre randomised clinical trial
Paper published in the BMJ.
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Welcome to Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care
Trauma and emergencies are huge issues for patients, the NHS and society more broadly. Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care seeks to improve patient care by designing and testing new treatments and new treatment pathways. We aim to deliver better outcomes for patients and more efficient care within the NHS and other healthcare system worldwide.
We run a number of clinical trials and related studies in trauma and emergency care to guide best practice in the field. Our work informs practice and policy in the NHS and internationally through bodies such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines.
Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care is based in the Kadoorie Centre located at the John Radcliffe Hospital, but has collaborations across the University and outside.
Our research focuses on the clinical and cost effectiveness of orthopaedic surgery.
April 2025 TRIAL STATS
Patients recruited
356
Sites with the most recruits in April
John Radcliffe Hospital with 51
Milton Keynes University Hospital with 25
New sites open in April
St Thomas Hospital
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Cumberland Infirmary
University Hospital of North Durham
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Latest news
New donation secures future of Emergency Medicine research at Oxford
7 August 2024
A new research programme in emergency medicine begins today at the University of Oxford following a donation from the Kadoorie Foundation.
New prediction model could help inform patients of their risks of having shoulder replacement surgery
31 July 2024
A new model to predict the risk of serious complications after shoulder replacement surgery has been developed in a collaboration between researchers from the University of Oxford, University of Bristol, and University of Copenhagen. The model could be an important tool to help both patients and doctors make more informed decisions about this common procedure.
HIPCARE trial launches in the Philippines
22 April 2024
Prof Matt Costa has just returned from the Philippines, where he launched the new HIPCARE trial with co-lead investigator Prof Irewin Tabu. The first of five Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) in Asia to take part, eight hospitals in the Philippines will start recruiting patients with fragility fractures of the hip to the study within weeks.
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