Percutaneous Kirschner Wires With Mutual Linking Technique in the Management of Proximal Humeral Fracture

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06659107

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-26

Start date

2023-09-06

Completion date

2024-09-06

Last updated

2024-10-26

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Conditions

Proximal Humeral Fractures

Keywords

Proximal humeral fractures, Mutual linking

Brief summary

This is study evaluates a novel technique to improve the stability of K-wires used in the fixation of proximal humeral fractures

Interventions

PROCEDUREClosed reduction and fixation by K- wires

Fixation by k-wires with mutual linking technique

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* both sexes * Age from 60 to80 years * 2 or 3 parts fracture * recent injury less than 3 weeks

Exclusion criteria

* 4 parts fracture * old injury more than 3 weeks * previous surgeries or pathologies affecting shoulder range of motion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Functional outcome	One year	Shoulder functional status using the American shoulder and elbow surgeons score (ASES) range from 0 to100, 0 being the worst and 100 being the best
Radiological outcome	8 weeks	The percentage of patients achieving union of the fracture assesed by plain X-ray shoulder anteroposterior and lateral views.

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026