Scandinavian Olecranon Research in the Elderly
ConditionOlecranon Fracture
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age75+
SponsorTurku University Hospital
About this trial
This study is designed to study the difference between operative treatment, either with tension band wiring or plate fixation, and conservative treatment of traumatic, displaced olecranon fractures in elderly population in a non-inferiority study setting.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Radiologically (standard AP and lateral radiographs) confirmed, displaced (≥2mm dislocation of the joint surface) fracture of the olecranon
Age of patient is 75 years or over at the time of the injury
Disqualifiers
A delay more than 2 weeks after traumatic event to the day of intervention
Mayo type 3 fracture
Fracture continuation distal to coronoideus
Other acute fracture or nerve damage of the ipsilateral upper limb
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Tension band wiring or plate fixation
- Sling or a long-arm plaster
Treatment groups
68 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Turku University Hospital
Lead sponsor
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Collaborator
Oulu University Hospital
Collaborator
Kuopio University Hospital
Collaborator
University Hospital, Linkoeping
Collaborator
Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov