Kirschner wire osteosynthesis in children - to bury wires or not?
- Conditions
- Distal radial fractureSupracondylar fracture
- Registration Number
- DRKS00027926
- Lead Sponsor
- BG Unfallklinik Murnau
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 291
Inclusion Criteria
Children 0 to 18 years
- All distal radius fractures and supracondylar humerus fractures treated surgically using Kirschner wire.
- Wires were either sunk subcutaneously under the skin or left epicutaneously over the skin after reduction.
Exclusion Criteria
- Congenital lesions
- Pahtological fractures
- No informed consent of the legal guardian
- Nonunion
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Healing without complications
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient satisfaction based on a questionnaire