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
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 100