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Elastic Nail Versus Screw for Intramedullary Fixation of Displaced Fractures of the Fifth Metacarpal Neck
Led by Istanbul University · Updated on 2024-06-10
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
74 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different intramedullary fixation technique in patient diagnosed with deplased fifth metacarpal neck fracture. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can percutaneous screw application be a more stable fixation method than intramedullary elastic nail application? * Can screw application create a significant difference in the recovery of grip strength in the early period compared to elastic nail application? Patients will be followed up at the 1st week, 1st month and 3rd month postoperatively. Functionality will be evaluated with Quick DASH score at the 3rd month. At the 1st and 3rd month controls, grip strength will be evaluated. At the same time, metacarpal shortening and angulations will be measured on x-ray. Researchers will compare percutaneous screw and elastic nail group to see grip strength, healing time and radiologic parameter difference.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Elastic Nail Versus Screw for Intramedullary Fixation of Displaced Fractures of the Fifth Metacarpal Neck
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged 18-60 years with displaced fifth metacarpal fractures with angulation greater than 30 degrees
You will not qualify if you...
- Open fracture
- Patients with multiple injuries
- History of hand surgery
- Intraarticular metacarpal neck fractures
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Istanbul Unıversity Medicine Faculty Orthopaedic Department
Istanbul, Fatih, Turkey (Türkiye), 34080
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Research Team
A
Ahmet Muçteba AM Yıldırım, Fellow
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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