Complex elbow dislocation elbow dislocation
Conditions
Interventions
Hinged external elbow fixator
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients meeting the following inclusion criteria are eligible for enrolment: 1. Men or women aged 18 years and older (with no upper age limit) 2. Patient with a complex elbow dislocation (i.e., dislocation of the elbow joint, combined with at least a fracture of the radial head, coronoid process, or olecranon) 3. Patient was treated with a hinged external fixator after ORIF and/or arthroplasty due to persistent instability 4. Provision of informed consent by patient
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: If any of the following criteria applies, patients will be excluded: 1. Patients with distal intra-articular humeral fractures 2. Patients with additional traumatic injuries of the affected upper limb 3. Patients who underwent repair of the collateral ligaments 4. Patients with an impaired elbow function (i.e., stiff or painful elbow or neurological disorder of the upper limb) prior to the injury 5. Retained hardware around the affected elbow 6. Likely problems, in the judgment of the investigators, with maintaining follow-up (e.g., patients with no fixed address will be excluded) 7. Insufficient comprehension of the Dutch language to understand the rehabilitation program and other treatment information in the judgment of the attending physician Exclusion of a patient because of enrolment in another ongoing drug or surgical intervention trial will be left to the discretion of the attending surgeon, on a case-by-case basis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quick-DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand) score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mayo elbow performance index (MEPI) Oxford Elbow Score Pain level at both sides (VAS) Range of motion at both sides Radiographic healing of the fractures Rate of secondary interventions Rate of complications Health-related quality of life (Short Form-36; SF-36) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed