Scandinavian Olecranon Research in the Elderly
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Olecranon Fracture
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 75 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 68 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital · Government
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About This Trial
This study is designed to study the difference between operative treatment, either with tension band wiring or plate fixation, and conservative treatment of traumatic, displaced olecranon fractures in elderly population in a non-inferiority study setting.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Radiologically (standard AP and lateral radiographs) confirmed, displaced (≥2mm dislocation of the joint surface) fracture of the olecranon
* Age of patient is 75 years or over at the time of the injury
Exclusion Criteria:
* A delay more than 2 weeks after traumatic event to…
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