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Headless Screw Fixation for Metacarpal Fractures in Adults.

Egypt20 participantsStarted 2024-08-25

Plain-language summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate results of intramedullary screw fixation of metacarpal fractures while summarizing the pearls and pitfalls to maximize successful surgical outcomes in adults, Metacarpal fractures are third most common upper extremity fractures, Intramedullary screw Fixation is a fixation option that offers rigid stability, early active range of motion, and simplicity of insertion,

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients. * Metacarpal shaft fractures. * Simple fractures. * Recent fractures within 1-2 weeks. * Isolated metacarpal fractures. Exclusion Criteria: * Pediatric fractures with open physis. * Head-splitting fractures and Metacarpal basal fractures. * Compound fracture increasing risk of infection. * medical illness or mental disorders affecting the follow-up examination. * Association with other fractures fixed by methods that limit early range of motion. * pathologic fractures.

What they're measuring

early active range of motion

Timeframe: 3 days-12 weeks after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06543485

SponsorSohag University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-02-01

Contact for this trial

Mohannad B Al-Sayed

01091098002 mohanad4605@gmail.com

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