CompletedNot Applicable

A Prospective Cohort of Displaced Adolescent Midshaft Clavicle Fractures

Canada49 participantsStarted 2012-03-28

Plain-language summary

Outcomes for displaced midshaft clavicle fractures in adolescents are not defined. The current method of treatment for these fractures is non-operative management. There is recent Level 1 evidence in the adult literature to suggest that outcomes are superior when these fractures are managed surgically with open reduction and internal fixation.

Who can participate

Age range12 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 12-18 years old * The only fracture present in that upper extremity * Individual and/or parents able to comply with follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Head injury * Prior injury, degenerative condition or congenital condition of the upper extremities * Systemic disease that may impair healing * Incapable of ensuring follow-up

What they're measuring

Malunion and/or non-union in this cohort

Timeframe: 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03415958

SponsorMcGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2015-10-31

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