TerminatedNot Applicable

Forearm Shaft Fractures: Plating of Radius and Ulna Versus Plating of Radius and Nailing of Ulna

Stopped: Low enrollment. Treament no longer used by researchers.

United States13 participantsStarted 2010-09

Plain-language summary

The hypothesis is that intramedullary nailing of the ulna and plating of the radius will result in a superior outcome as evidenced by two primary end points: 1. a lower rate of implant pain 2. a lower re-operation rate to remove painful hardware.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diaphyseal fractures of both radius and ulna * Ulna fractures that are oblique or transverse * Fractures may be closed or Grade I-IIIA open * Patients must be over 18 and skeletally mature Exclusion Criteria: * Children under the age of 18 * Pregnancy * Comminuted ulna fractures * Those with associated bony elbow or wrist trauma * Elbow dislocation * Subjects with bone pathology (osteoporosis, OI, Paget's disease, bone cancer)

What they're measuring

implant pain

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01484366

SponsorFlorida Orthopaedic Institute

Sponsor typeNETWORK

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-02

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