Status:
COMPLETED
Single Versus Double Kirschner Wires for Intramedullary Fixation of Metacarpal V Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
University Medicine Greifswald
Collaborating Sponsors:
Deutsche Arthrose-Hilfe
Conditions:
Fracture of Metacarpal Bone
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Metacarpal V fractures are injuries of the upper extremities. They occur frequently, primarily in young adults.These fractures are caused by falling on the fist, sports accidents and direct or indirec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients ≥18 years with a metacarpal V neck fracture with a palmar angulation and/or shortening and /or rotational deformity as determined on radiological diagnosis
- Trauma within 10 days before appearing in the study centre
- No specific medical treatment before
- Ability to fully understand the character and implications of the clinical trial
- Written or oral (in case of an injury of the dominant hand, if so attested by witnesses)consent
Exclusion
- Indications for conservative therapy
- Patient is not suitable for anaesthesia
- Other physical conditions or characteristics which made surgical interventions inappropriate or to risky (e.g. open fractures, polytrauma, pregnancy, acute infections, pathological fractures)
- Prior participation in this study (e.g. injury of the contralateral hand) or participation in other interventional studies with the same objective
- Physical or mental diseases which makes the consequent participation in diagnostic, therapy and the follow-up-examinations unlikely
- Lacking language skills
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
292 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01803789
Start Date
May 1 2013
End Date
July 1 2017
Last Update
November 6 2017
Active Locations (12)
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1
University Medicine Greifswald
Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 17489
2
Sana Clinical Centre Lichtenberg
Berlin, Germany, 10365
3
Vivantes Hospital Am Urban
Berlin, Germany, 10967
4
Trauma Hospital Berlin
Berlin, Germany, 12683