Status:
UNKNOWN
Vascularized Versus Non-Vascularized Bone Grafts in Treating Proximal Pole Scaphoid Non Unions
Lead Sponsor:
Hand and Upper Limb Clinic, Canada
Conditions:
Scaphoid Non-Unions
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether treatment of scaphoid non-unions with a vascularized bone grafts improves patient reported pain and disability compared to treatment with a non-vasc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The primary inclusion criterion is any scaphoid waist or proximal pole non-union in a patient receiving a recommendation for operative treatment. Non-union is defined as \<10% bony union across the fracture site on sagittal computerized tomography (CT) after at least 16 weeks of appropriate non-operative treatment or morphologic features on plain x-ray and CT (resorption and sclerosis at the fracture site, significant cyst formation) confirming non-union.
Exclusion
- radiologic evidence of significant scaphoid non-union advanced collapse (SNAC) wrist arthritis
- fragmentation of the proximal pole
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01419808
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
July 1 2012
Last Update
August 18 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph's Health Care
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A4L6