Status:

COMPLETED

Rotator Cuff Injury in Antegrade Locked Nailing for Humeral Fractures

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

Humeral Fractures

Eligibility:

All Genders

15+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential insults of rotator cuff muscle and the functional recovery of upper extremity function after antegrade nailing of humeral fractures.

Detailed Description

Background: With improved implant design and surgical technique, operative treatment of humeral shaft fractures increasingly has become accepted. Such treatment offers several advantages. The rigidly...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • subjects must sign and date informed consent
  • subjects must be over fifteen years old, of either sex
  • subjects suffered from acute humeral fractures or non-unions
  • subjects were treated by antegrade H-L nailing (United, Taipei, Taiwan)
  • subjects had solid union of fractures
  • postoperative time was at least 12 months subjects were operated between 2003 and 2006.

Exclusion

  • subjects refusing to take the examinations
  • subjects lost to follow up
  • subjected with pre-existing shoulder problems.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00772850

Start Date

October 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2010

Last Update

July 15 2010

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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 100