BOA BSSH Guideline Development Group

The British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) have collaborated to commission a committee to produce best practice guidelines on the management of distal radial fractures (DRFs).

The Guideline Development Group (GDG) is made up as follows:

Charles Pailthorpe	Chairman	Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
Joe Dias		Professor Hand and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester
Adam Brooks		Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Great Western Hospital, Swindon, BOA Professional Practice Committee representative
Tim Chesser	Fragility fracture chapter	Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, North Bristol NHS Trust, Chairman BOA Trauma Group
Claire Pulford	Fragility fracture chapter	Consultant Physician Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ian McNab		Consultant Hand Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford
Jamie Brosch		General Practitioner; GPwSI Orthopaedics; Medical Director, Medvivo Group, Chippenham
Pida Ripley		Patient representative, British Orthopaedic Association Liaison Group
Claire Granville		Trauma Outpatient Department Sister, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals
Shivkumar Gopal	Emergency chapter	Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust
Nick Johnson	Emergency chapter	Speciality Registrar, University Hospitals of Leicester
Lisa Leonard	Fracture clinic chapter	Consultant Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital
James White	Fracture clinic chapter	Speciality Registrar, Northwest Thames Deanery, St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington
Adam Watts	Surgery chapter	Consultant Upper Limb Surgeon, Wrightington Hospital. Visiting Professor, Department of Materials, University of Manchester
Andrew Duckworth	Surgery chapter	Specialty Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Joelle Chalmer	Rehabilitation chapter	Highly Specialised Physiotherapist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
Zoe Clift	Rehabilitation chapter	Extended Scope Practitioner, The Pulvertaft Hand Unit, Royal Derby Teaching Hospitals
Helen Hedley	Outcomes chapter	Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Alexia Karantana	Outcomes chapter	Clinical Associate Professor in Hand Surgery, University of Nottingham

DISCLAIMER

The recommendations in this guideline represent the view of the GDG, arrived at after careful consideration of the evidence available. When exercising their judgement, professionals are expected to take this guideline fully into account, alongside the individual needs, preferences and values of their patients or service users. The application of the recommendations in this guideline is not mandatory and the guideline does not override the responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient, in consultation with the patient and/or their carer or guardian.

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BOA BSSH Guideline Development Group

The British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) have collaborated to commission a committee to produce best practice guidelines on the management of distal radial fractures (DRFs).