Casting Versus Flexible Intramedullary Nailing in Displaced Pediatric Forearm Shaft Fractures
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Both Bone Forearm Fracture
AO Classification 22D/2.1-5.2
7-12 Year Old
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
- 7 – 12
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 90 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
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 immobilization. Diaphyseal fractures in children have poor remodeling capacity, and malunion can thus cause permanent cosmetic and functional disability. Internal fixation especially with flexible intramedullary…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* 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 Criteria:
* Patients with bilateral fractures
* G…
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