Table 1. Criteria for case selection.

AO: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
Intraarticular fractures distal radius AO type B and C	Open fractures
Age 18-80 yrs	Bilateral radius fractures
Unilateral radius fractures	Head injury/spinal injury
Polytrauma cases	Previous fracture in the same limb
	Pathological fractures
	Injury >2 wks old
	Refusal to participate/cooperate