Child, Forearm, Fracture, Midshaft, Treatment
Conditions
Keywords
fracture, forearm, midshaft, child, treatment
Brief summary
We create a randomized clinical trial between the treatment with above elbow armcast alone and the treatment of above elbow in combination with a short arm cast for stable midshaft both-bone forearm fractures.
Detailed description
children who arrive at the emergency unit with a stable both-bone midshaft forearm fracture will be asked to join the trial. If the fracture will be stable during reposition in the operating room, a randomization between 2 kinds of plaster treatment will be done. 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, complains in daily living and complications.
Interventions
DEVICEabove or below elbow cast for the last 3 weeks of treatment
Sponsors
Colaris, Joost, M.D.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* both-bone forearm fracture * age \< 16 years * dislocation * stable
Exclusion criteria
* fracture older than 1 week * no informed consent * refracture * open fracture (Gustillo 2 and 3)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pronation and supination | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| complications, function, esthetics, complains in daily living, X-rays | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Primary ContactJoost W Colaris
Outcome results
None listed