Quantitative and Clinical Assessment of Flexor Tendon Gliding Following Application of a Bioresorbable Hydrogel: A Prospective, Randomized Study in Patients Undergoing Distal Radius Fracture Repair

Inclusion Criteria: * Cognitively able to converse in English or in native language supported by a certified medical interpreter; * Diagnosed with a closed, distal radius fracture treated with open reduction and internal fixation using a volar distal radius plating system. Exclusion Criteria: * open injury; * concomitant injury to the contralateral wrist; * history of flexor tendon repair involving one or both hands or wrists; * use of a trans-carpal fixation device (bridge plate or external fixator) that would preclude wrist motion post-operatively; * concomitant fracture / injury to the thumb or index finger of one or both hands; * concomitant carpal tunnel release.