Stability of Clavicular Fractures Within the First 3 Weeks
Conditions
Brief summary
In an attempt to answer if clavicular length changes after a fracture e.g. that any shortening becomes worse or better, 70 patients will be followed 3 times over 21 days using a novel ultrasound method.
Interventions
DEVICEUltrasound
Sponsors
Odense University Hospital
Holbaek Sygehus
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
17 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
All patients who sustain a displaced medial, mid and lateral clavicle fracture from March 2014 to August 2015 referred from Slagelse and Holbæk emergency departments are eligible. The last patients are seen end of mid-July 2015 given the 21 days of follow up.
Exclusion criteria
Patients that have bilateral clavicle fractures and/or prior operations involving the clavicle are excluded. Malignant diagnoses are excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in clavicular length | 3 weeks | The dynamic testing of clavicular length and when or which fracures that are stabile. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oxford shoulder score | 21 days |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Constant score | 21 days |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed