Status:
COMPLETED
Clinical Outcomes Following Glenoid Neck Fracture as Correlated With Quantitative Assessment of Osseous Injury
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Medical Center
Conditions:
Scapula Fracture
Glenoid; Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
A significant subset of patients with scapula fractures also involves the glenoid neck (bone joining the shoulder joint the scapular body). There is little evidence pertaining to the best treatment or...
Detailed Description
Extraarticular fractures (fracture not involving the glenoid articular surface) of the scapula (shoulder blade) have been traditionally managed nonoperatively. The logic for this course of treatment w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults 18-65 and 65+
- Extraarticular scapular fractures Scapular fracture is isolated or in concert with nondisplaced ipsilateral fractures of the clavicle, coracoid or acromion or has a clavicle fracture been operatively reduced or fixed?
- Patient is free of preexisting neuromuscular or psychiatric dysfunction
- Patient is free of previous upper extremity injury that would impede objective functional outcome evaluation
- Patient received a CT scan as part of their initial clinical care
- Patient is English speaking
- Patient is signed the informed consent form
Exclusion
- Preexisting upper extremity injury or neuromuscular condition
- Displaced fractures of the acromion, clavicle, or coracoid
- Concomitant injury to the forelimb
- Patients mentally or physically unable to perform the function evaluation
- Patients unwilling or unable to follow up for 1 year
- Patients with poor propensity to follow up; drug, alcohol issues, etc.
- Non English speaking patients
- Patients currently or pending incarceration in prison
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
98 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00644813
Start Date
March 1 2008
End Date
September 1 2019
Last Update
January 2 2020
Active Locations (13)
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1
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
2
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
3
University of Michigan Health system
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
4
Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503