Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment of Displaced, Midshaft Clavicle Fractures. Sling or Plate?

Lead Sponsor:

Hvidovre University Hospital

Conditions:

Acute, Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Clavicle fractures are frequent and represent somewhere between 5 and 10% of all fractures seen in orthopedics. There is no consensus concerning the best treatment of acute, displaced, midshaft clavi...

Detailed Description

Conservative treatment has been the preferred treatment for midshaft clavicle fractures, whether the fracture is displaced or undisplaced. The background for this comes from two large studies done in ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18-65 years
  • The patient can not have any medical untreated illness : only ASA 1-2
  • The patient must be able to speak and understand Danish.
  • The patient must be able to give informed consent.
  • The patient is expected to be able to follow the postoperative controls.

Exclusion

  • Multitrauma patient
  • Other simultaneous fractures
  • Former surgery of the shoulder or clavicular.
  • Former chronic illness of the shoulder
  • Pathological or open fractures
  • Associated nerve or vessel damage of the affected arm.
  • Fractures older than 3 weeks (21 days)
  • Patients with drug(alcohol abuse where it is not expected that the patient i able to complete the follow-up.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01483482

Start Date

April 1 2011

End Date

September 1 2016

Last Update

June 26 2019

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University Hospital of Hvidovre

Hvidovre, Denmark, 2650