Status:
RECRUITING
Casting Versus Flexible Intramedullary Nailing in Displaced Pediatric Forearm Shaft Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Conditions:
Both Bone Forearm Fracture
AO Classification 22D/2.1-5.2
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The forearm is the most common fracture location in children, with an increasing incidence. Displaced forearm shaft fractures have traditionally been treated with closed reduction and cast immobilizat...
Detailed Description
This is a multicenter, randomized superiority trial comparing closed reduction and cast immobilization to flexible intramedullary nails in 7-12 year old children with \> 10° of angulation and/or \> 10...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 7 to12 year old children
- Open distal radial physis
- Both bone forearm shaft fractures (AO-pediatric classification: 22D/2.1-5.2)
- More than 10 degrees of angulation
- with or without less than 10mm of shortening
Exclusion
- Patients with bilateral fractures
- Gustilo-Anderson grade I-III open fracture
- Neurovascular deficit
- Compartment syndrome
- Pathologic fracture
- Patient not able to give a written informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04664517
Start Date
May 1 2021
End Date
December 31 2024
Last Update
September 19 2024
Active Locations (5)
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1
HUS New Childrens Hospital
Helsinki, Finland, 00029HUS
2
Kuopio University Hospital
Kuopio, Finland
3
Oulu University Hospital
Oulu, Finland
4
Tampere University Hospital
Tampere, Finland