Fracture
Conditions
Keywords
Fracture, Forearm, Midshaft, Child, Cast
Brief summary
The investigators created a randomized clinical trial to find out what kind of treatment is optimal for non-dislocated both-bone midshaft forearm fractures.
Detailed description
Children who arrive at the emergency unit with a non-dislocated both-bone midshaft forearm fracture will be asked to join the trial. After informed consent we will do a randomization between 6 weeks above elbow cast and 3 weeks above elbow cast in combination with 3 weeks under elbow cast. Outpatient clinic visits till a follow-up of 6 months. During these visits we will investigate: consolidation and dislocation on X-ray, function of both arms, complaints in daily living and complications.
Interventions
DEVICEabove and below elbow cast
Sponsors
Colaris, Joost, M.D.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Both-bone midshaft forearm fracture * Age \< 16 years old
Exclusion criteria
* Dislocation * Fracture older than 1 week * No informed consent * Refracture * Open fracture (Gustillo 2 and 3) * Torus fractures of both ulna and radius
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pronation and supination | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| complications, function, esthetics, complaints in daily living, X-rays | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Primary ContactJoost W Colaris, M.D.
Outcome results
None listed