8. Removable splintage versus below‐elbow cast for minimally displaced but potentially unstable fractures: participant and intervention characteristics.

Study ID	No. participants Age	Fracture type	Removable splint (or backslab)	Cast	Duration of use
Boutis 2010	100 Mean: 9.3 years; range 5 to 12 (eligible)	Minimally angulated or a minimally displaced acute greenstick or transverse fracture of the metaphyseal portion of the distal radius Radius (distal metaphyseal) Greenstick : 55 (57%); transverse: 41 (43%) Associated ulna (distal metaphyseal); buckle 22 (23%) ulnar styloid 5 (5%)	Prefabricated splint	Fibreglass below‐elbow (short arm) cast	Duration of immobilisation: 4 weeks Six children (3 in each group) had to wear the immobilisation device for 6 weeks because their fracture angulation had progressed to 25 ° at the 4‐week visit