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.
December 2025 TRIAL STATS
Participants recruited during December
356
Sites with the most recruits in December
John Radcliffe Hospital (43 recruits), Hull Royal Infirmary (21 recruits), Countess of Chester Hospital (21 recruits)
New recruiting sites starting in December
Royal Victoria Belfast Hospital (WHiTE 11 FRUITI)
John Radcliffe Hospital (OPNON-STOP)
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (WHiTE 15 INITIATE)
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A step forward for ankle fracture management
29 January 2026
In an editorial piece published in The BMJ, NDORMS Professors David Keene and Matthew Costa commend a new clinical trial that advances the understanding of ankle fracture treatment.
NDORMS and NDCN collaborate with Oxford University Hospitals to form the Kadoorie Institute for Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care
23 January 2026
Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care at Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), along with the Critical Care Research Team at Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) have formally become a new Institute within the University of Oxford: the Kadoorie Institute for Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care.
Surgery unnecessary for elbow fractures in children new study finds
21 January 2026
Researchers at NDORMS have found that surgery for a displaced medial epicondyle fracture of the elbow in children offers no clinical benefit compared to non-surgical care. The findings could have significant implications for treatment and offer huge cost savings to the NHS.
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