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Reconstructive Surgery Trials Network (RSTN) is the UK clinical trials network for plastic and hand surgery. #reconstruction #RSTN

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@Surgery_Trials
RSTN
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🚨 New study alert! 🚨 This December 2025 we launch HAWAII-DRIFT, a major RCT on buried vs exposed K-wires in hand & wrist fracture fixation. 🌊 #TraumaResearch #ClinicalTrials
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πŸ“© Interested in joining? Email us: rstn.lineuptrial@gmail.com or Complete the EOI form here πŸ‘‰ πŸ”— https://t.co/PWBcWojs9P Together, let’s define best practice for children with ulnar polydactyly. #RSTN #BSSH #LINEUPStudy
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πŸŽ“ Benefits include: βœ… Certificate of involvement βœ… PubMed-indexed authorship βœ… Option to present your local data βœ… Contribute to national evidence shaping paediatric hand care 🧡6/7
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πŸ₯ We’re inviting UK hand surgery collaborators to join the study! You’ll: β€’ Register LINEUP as a service evaluation with your Trust β€’ Collect data on 10 patients β€’ Upload anonymised data to REDCap (≀5% missing data) 🧡5/7
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πŸ” LINEUP will: β€’ Describe current national practice β€’ Capture family experiences β€’ Assess whether a randomised controlled trial is feasible and acceptable 🧡4/7
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πŸ’‰ Treatment options vary between centres: 1️⃣ Ligation at the base of the digit 2️⃣ Clinic-based excision under local anaesthetic 3️⃣ Theatre excision under local or general anaesthetic But which approach is best β€” and acceptable to families? 🧡3/7
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πŸ‘Ά Post-axial polydactyly is one of the most common congenital hand conditions, yet there’s no clear consensus on treatment. The LINEUP Study aims to change that β€” by defining what’s actually done in practice and what matters most to families. 🧡2/7
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πŸ–οΈ NEW STUDY ALERT - LINEUP πŸ–οΈ We’re mapping how post-axial polydactyly is treated across the UK and exploring priorities of families and clinicians. EOI➑️ https://t.co/PWBcWojs9P 🧡1/7
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πŸ‘‰ Join the LINEUP Study: Shaping the Future of Ulnar Polydactyly Care - https://t.co/m8cl2YiMu9
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HAWAII DRIFT 🌊: Have you signed up? - https://t.co/pt2LBzNc0e
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🚨NEW STUDY: HAWAII DRIFT 🌊 - https://t.co/2cSoLWMbi3
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2 months
🌍 Recruitment goal: 470 participants (235 per arm) 22+ sites across the UK πŸ“² Interested in getting involved? Scan the QR code above or email hawaii-drift@ndorms.ox.ac.uk Let’s generate the evidence needed to guide best practice in fracture fixation! πŸ’ͺ #HawaiiDrift
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πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈ Population: Adults (16+) with fractures of the hand or wrist requiring fixation with K-wires. πŸ§ͺ Intervention A: Buried K-wires πŸ§ͺ Intervention B: Exposed K-wires 🎯 Outcomes: β€’Surgical Site Infection (SSI) risk at 90 days β€’Hand & wrist recovery at 6 months
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❓ Why this research? Hand & wrist fractures are common. K-wires are routinely used in surgery but we don’t know if leaving them exposed or burying them under the skin is safer for patients.
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🚨FINAL ROUND OF THE PRIME SURVEY - https://t.co/vzMI6Hz2pv
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4 months
🚨 Final Round of the #PRIMEStudy is LIVE! Help shape research on lower leg soft tissue injuries in the elderly. Rank the top 8 questions in under 5 mins. πŸ“‹ All contributors will be acknowledged in publications. πŸ”— https://t.co/htcZSGMyU0 #DelphiStudy #SurgicalResearch
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πŸš¨πŸ“£ LAST CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN ROUND 2 OF THE PRIME SURVEY - https://t.co/NDxyU37Oht
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Round 2 of the #PRIMEStudy is LIVE! Help shape the future of research into lower leg soft tissue injuries in the elderly. πŸ’₯ Rank the questions YOU helped identify πŸ• <5 mins to complete πŸ‘₯ Open to all MDT staff πŸ”— https://t.co/KIb2BL4Px6 #DelphiSurvey #WoundCare
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5 months
🧡1/ Round 2 of the #PRIMEStudy is now live! We’re asking clinicians to rank key research questions for lower leg soft-tissue injuries in the elderly β€” based on the challenges YOU identified in Round 1. πŸ”— Take part here: https://t.co/KIb2BL5nmE #DelphiSurvey #WoundCare
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πŸ“£ Help Shape Research Priorities for Elderly Soft-Tissue Injury Care πŸ“£ - https://t.co/gkswnZGk0Y
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3/πŸ• Takes less than 5 minutes πŸ“š Anyone who completes any round will be listed as a collaborator in all related publications and presentations πŸ‘₯ Open to all doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals involved in patient care πŸ”— https://t.co/KIb2BL4Px6
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