Are Routine Radiographs Needed the Day After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Surgery for Distal Radius and Ankle Fractures: Study Protocol for a Prospective, Open Label, Randomized Controlled Trial

Florian Oehme   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Annika Rühle   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Julia Mühlhäusser   ¹ , MD ;   Lana Fourie   ¹ , MD ;   Björn-Christian Link   ² , MD ;   Reto Babst   ² , Prof. Dr. med. ;   Frank JP Beeres   ² , MD PhD

¹ Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Surgery Department, Lucerne, Switzerland

² Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Lucerne, Switzerland

*these authors contributed equally