Treatment of greenstick forearm fractures in children using bandages or cast therapy
Completed
- Conditions
- Greenstick forearm fracturesInjury, Occupational Diseases, PoisoningFracture of forearm
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN33234525
- Lead Sponsor
- St Antonius Hospital (Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with a greenstick forearm fracture which comprises 1/3 of the distal forearm
2. Patients with an age between 4 years old and 13 years old
3. Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Complicated fractures
2. The necessity to reposition the fracture
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary dislocation of the fracture
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Comfort<br>2. Pain<br>3. Function of the arm<br>4. Complications