Safety Study on a Wood-plastic Composite Cast

A Wood-plastic Composite Cast - a New Ecological Splinting Method

An ecologically friendly and biodegradable wood-plastic composite-cast is studied. Patients, who has sustained a distal radius fracture in need of splinting are requested to participate in the study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• distal radius fracture not older than 14 days
• age 17-90 years
• mother tongue finnish or swedish

Exclusion Criteria:

• open fracture
• other fractures or a previous fracture
• a previous or simultaneous tendon-, nerve- or vascular injury to the upper extremity
• a multiple injured hand
• decreased co-operation of the patient
• malignancy
• an illness affecting the general health