Treatment of Stable Both-Bone Midshaft Forearm Fractures in Children
Summary
We create a randomized clinical trial between the treatment with above elbow armcast alone and the treatment of above elbow in combination with a short arm cast for stable midshaft both-bone forearm fractures.
Description
children who arrive at the emergency unit with a stable both-bone midshaft forearm fracture will be asked to join the trial.
If the fracture will be stable during reposition in the operating room, a randomization between 2 kinds of plaster treatment will be done.
Outpatient clinic visits till a follow-up of 6 months. During these visits we will investigate: consolidation and dislocation on X-ray, function of both arms, complains in daily living and complications.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Uncontrolled, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Fracture
Intervention
above or below elbow cast for the last 3 weeks of treatment
Location
HAGA, location Juliana Children's Hospital
Den Haag
Zuid Holland
Netherlands
Status
Recruiting
Source
Colaris, Joost, M.D.
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00398242
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Published on BioPortfolio: 2014-07-23T21:34:55-0400
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Bone Plates
Implantable fracture fixation devices attached to bone fragments with screws to bridge the fracture gap and shield the fracture site from stress as bone heals. (UMDNS, 1999)
Elbow
Region of the body immediately surrounding and including the ELBOW JOINT.
Elbow Tendinopathy
Inflammation (tendinitis) or degeneration (tendinosis) of the tendons of the elbow.
Elbow Prosthesis
Replacement for an elbow joint.
Monteggia's Fracture
Fracture in the proximal half of the shaft of the ulna, with dislocation of the head of the radius.
