Buried or exposed pins in wrist fractures - What causes more infection? A randomized clinical trial

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• Conditions: Fracture of lower end of radius, Bone Wires, Surgical Wound Infection; S52.5; E07.695.370.468; C01.539.947.692

• Registration Number: RBR-8mq8bs
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal do Pará

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Patients of both genders; equal or over 18 years-old; with distal third radius fracture treated with closed reduction and percutaneous fixation with 2 Kirschner wires of 1.5mm of caliber.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients under 18 years-old; open fractures; Immunossuppressed patients; necessity of more than two Kirschner wires to fix the fracture; open reduction; associated fractures.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Expected outcome 1: infection. Infection prevalence, detected according to the Oppenheim Classification.;Expected outcome 1: The prevalence will be measured as the number of patients with infection among the total number of operated patients. Prevalence is expressed in percentages.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Expected outcome 2: range of motion. The range of motion of the metacarpophalangeal joint, at two and six weeks postoperatively.;Expected outcome 2: The range of motion will be measured in degrees with a goniometer.