A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Treatment for a Mallet Finger of Tendinous Origin
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mallet Finger
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
- Enrollment
- 48
- Primary Endpoint
- Range of motion(ROM) of the DIP joint from the first week up to the 16th week after the treatment completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
A randomized clinical trial, with patients treated either by a custom thermoplastic orthosis or by the Kirschner wire with the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint extended.
Evaluating the treatment efficacy of the operation management compared with a conventional orthosis.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Diagnosis of a mallet finger, with or without fracture;
- •Age≥18 years
Exclusion Criteria
- •Open lesions
- •Mallet fractures with subluxation of the DIP
- •Delays in treatment \>2 weeks
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Range of motion(ROM) of the DIP joint from the first week up to the 16th week after the treatment completed
Time Frame: The first visit(Enrolled and completed treatment), 8 weeks after first visit(two weeks after 6 weeks fixation), 16 weeks(4 weeks after six weeks Rehabilitation)
Use a Protractor to measure the maximum degree of active flexion of the DIP joint at the first visit and at the end treatment; Use a Protractor to measure the maximum degree of active extension of the DIP joint at the start of immobilization and end of treatment. (If the maximum degree of active flexion of two time periods are 40° and 40°，respectively; the maximum degree of active extension of two time periods are 20° and -10°，respectively. We could get the range of motion of the DIP joint of two time periods are 20°\~40° and -10°\~40°，respectively. The maximum extension angle increased by 30 degrees).To assess whether there was a statistical difference in ROM changes between the two groups before and after treatment.