Correlation of the degree of clavicle shortening after non-surgical treatment of midshaft fractures with upper limb functio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Clavicle fractureInjury, Occupational Diseases, PoisoningFracture of clavicle
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN85206617
- Lead Sponsor
- São Paulo Federal University (Brazil)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 65
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged 18 and older diagnosed with a fracture of the middle third of the clavicle
Exclusion Criteria
1. Neurological and vascular deficits
2. Open fractures
3. Associated fracture in the upper limb
4. Bilateral fractures
5. Clavicle fractures with bone contact
6. Passage of more than 14 days since fracture
7. Previous surgery
8. Chronic disease in the affected limb
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary clinical outcome was measured using the Disability of Arm, Hand and Shoulder (DASH) score revalidated for Portuguese language, consisting of 30 questions concerning the level of difficulty in completing everyday tasks, and the visual analogue scale (VAS), score (0 = no pain, 10 = unbearable pain), both applied in the 6 weeks and 1 year consultations, and compared to the clavicle shortening in the first evaluation (the length of both clavicles was measured on a single anteroposterior radiograph from the centre of the sternoclavicular joint to the centre of the acromioclavicular joint; the degree of shortening was calculated as the difference between the lengths of the two clavicles)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method As secondary outcomes we examined the association of the objective variables age, sex (male/female), and affected limb (right/left) with the dichotomous, subjective variables of occupation, cause of trauma (high/low energy), aesthetic satisfaction (satisfied/not satisfied), and occurrence of complications (type of complication and frequency)