The BOA NIHR portfolio brings together multicentre orthopaedic studies taking place across the UK. From improving care for common fractures and joint problems to answering major questions about surgery, rehabilitation, and recovery in children and adults, these studies are helping find out what works best for patients.
Featured Trials
The CRAFFT Study
Children’s Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial. A multi-centre prospective randomized non- inferiority trial of surgical reduction versus non-surgical casting for displaced distal radius fractures in children.
Is surgery necessary for the treatment of displaced wrist fractures in children? Results now published. Long-term follow-up ongoing.
FInd out more at: www.CRAFFTStudy.org
OPNon-STOP (Operative or Non-Surgical Treatment of Perthes’ disease)
The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of surgical containment compared to active containment amongst children aged 5 to 12 years old with Perthes’ Disease.
**Recruiting now!**
FInd out more at: www.opnonstop.org
