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

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Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph's Health Care

London, Ontario, Canada, N6A4L6