cast fractures
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients who need a circulair casting treatment of the lower-arm, scaphoid or lower-leg, prescripted by their physicians, can be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with wounds, skin-diseases like psora or eczema, or fractures after reducing will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The skin-friendliness will be scored by the skin-therapist on general skin-condition, maceration, redness, wounds, hives and squama. The scoring wil be done based on photographs made before casting-treatment and 2 weeks after. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The functionality will be scored by the patients on: general impression, comfort, time of getting dry, swimming, washing and showering, itching, pain, oppressive nature and smell. The processability by the casting technician wil be scored on: general impression, steerability, combatibilty form, time needed, finishing and removeability. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed