Outcomes between Anterior and posterior approach on pediatric supracondylar fracture: Randomized controlled trial

Buddhachinaraj Hospital0 sites30 target enrollmentMarch 28, 2024

ConditionsOutcomes between anterior and posterior approach for pediatric supracondylar fracture for Gartland classification type III Supracondylar fracture, Flynn criteria , Gartland classification , Baumann angle

Overview

Phase: Phase 3
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Outcomes between anterior and posterior approach for pediatric supracondylar fracture for Gartland classification type III
Sponsor: Buddhachinaraj Hospital
Enrollment: 30
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Anterior approach could provide superior outcome over posterior approach in short to midterm, with less blood loss, operative time and length of hospital stay. However, both approaches could transfer adequate reduction of fracture and union.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

March 28, 2024

End Date

March 30, 2023

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Buddhachinaraj Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•were supracondylar fracture Gartland classification type III and did not succeed in close reduction of the fracture side in the operative room. The ages were less than 10 years old and were all extension type. Consent was informed prior to surgery in case of failed close reduction. All samples should be able to come to follow up for a year in our department.

Exclusion Criteria

•We excluded whose ages were more than 10 years old, history of previous elbow surgery or injury, suspected pathologic fracture, previously had infected wound at surgical mark site. Children with bilateral fracture, fracture other site unilaterally, open fracture and was unable to continuously participate or discontinued our follow\-up.