Procedure
fracture, plaster
Following enrollment, closed reduction of the fracture was performed under local anesthesia and the wrist was placed in a volar-flexion and ulnar deviation cast or a functional position cast according to the randomization. No fluoroscopy was used but x-rays were taken following reduction. All casts were non-circumferential, below-elbow plaster casts. Each hospital had an example cast to show the desired position (images of casts provided in 