Exposed Versus Buried Intramedullary K-wires for Pediatric Forearm Fractures

Exposed Versus Buried Intramedullary K-wires for Pediatric Forearm Fractures: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03906929

Enrollment

Registered

2019-04-08

Start date

2019-09-01

Completion date

2020-10-01

Last updated

2022-08-09

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Conditions

Forearm Fracture

Brief summary

Comparing the rate of complications between buried and exposed intramedullary implants after fixation of pediatric forearm fractures.

Detailed description

comparison between buried and exposed intramedullary k-wire in fixation of pediatric forearm fracture in rate of complications such as infection,malunion,nonunion and refracture.

Interventions

DEVICEburied intramedullary K-wire

Using of buried kirschner wire in pediatric forearm fixation

DEVICEexposed intramedullary K-wire

Using of exposed kirschner wire in pediatric forearm fixation

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Using of buried and exposed intramedullary k-wire in pediatric forearm fixation.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to 10 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age: less than 10 years . 2. Diaphyseal forearm fracture. 3. closed fracture. 4. isolated or combined fracture of forearm.

Exclusion criteria

1\. Patient age: more than 10 years old . 2-open fracture. 3- pathological fracture. 4-patient with medical history (immune compromized patient e.g D.M, cancer on chemotherapy and aplastic anemia). 5- neurovascular injury.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
compare the rate of refracture in participants who fixed by buried and exposed K-wire.	6 months	comparison between the rate of refractures in participants who fixed by buried and exposed K-wire by follow up every month for six month.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
compare the rate of infection and malunion in participants who fixed by buried and exposed K-wire.	6 months	compare the rate of infection and malunion in participants who fixed by buried and exposed K-wire.

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 8, 2026