Casting Versus Percutaneus Pinning Treatment of Pediatric Overriding Distal Forearm Fractures
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 10
SponsorTöölö Hospital
About this trial
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing casting in finger-trap traction without reduction versus closed reduction and percutaneous pin fixation of dorsally displaced, overriding distal metaphyseal radius fractures in under eleven years old children.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Child with open epiphysis with closed overriding metaphyseal distal radial fracture with or without an associated fracture of the ulna
Normal communication development (languages Finnish, Swedish, English)
Disqualifiers
Bilateral forearm injuries
Gustillo-Anderson grade II or III open fracture
Galeazzi fracture-dislocation
Polytrauma
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Cast immobilization
- Percutaneus pinning
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Töölö Hospital
Lead sponsor
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov