Figure 1. Enrollment, Randomization, and Analysis of Patients in the FISH Trial.

^aThe reasons for exclusion are given in eTable 5 in Supplement 2. Patients could have had more than 1 reason for exclusion.

^bQualifying fractures had to be in the area delimited proximally by the superior border of the pectoralis major tendon attachment and distally by the line lying 5 cm from the upper border of the olecranon fossa as evaluated from the x-ray.

^cPatients who declined randomization were invited to participate in an observational cohort (declined cohort) that followed the study protocol and were treated according to their preference.

^dBlock randomization conducted in groups of 4 with stratification by status of radial nerve and fracture type.

^eThirteen patients randomized to the bracing group underwent surgery during the 12-month follow-up but were analyzed in the bracing group for the primary analysis.

^fAll randomized patients with any data were included in the primary analysis. See eTable 6 in Supplement 2 for details on missing data.

^gThe declined cohort was analyzed separately from the randomized cohort. All patients with any data were included in the analysis.