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Casting Versus Percutaneus Pinning Treatment of Pediatric Overriding Distal Forearm Fractures

Finland60 participantsStarted 2020-06-29

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range10 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 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) Exclusion Criteria: * Bilateral forearm injuries * Gustillo-Anderson grade II or III open fracture * Galeazzi fracture-dislocation * Polytrauma * Neurovascular injury of the ipsilateral upper extremity * History of a displaced forearm fracture * Underlying disease affecting fracture healing

What they're measuring

Wrist ROM

Timeframe: 6 months

Forearm ROM

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04323410

SponsorTöölö Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-09-15

Contact for this trial

Topi Laaksonen, MD

+358 50 427 1654 topi.laaksonen@hus.fi

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