Posttraumatic osteoarthritis following distal radius fractures in young patients and the correlation with subjective and objective outcome measures

Completed

• Conditions: distal radius fracture; wrist fracture; 10017322; 10005944

• Registration Number: NL-OMON39658
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 11 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

All patients treated in the period 2005 untill 2011 in the Medical Center Leeuwarden with a distal radius fracture of which the x-ray after the trauma and after 6 weeks is present in the archives of the Radiology Department. Men aged between the age 18-50 years and women between the age of 18-40 years at the time of presentation.

Exclusion Criteria

Fractures treated more than 7 days following initial trauma, open fractures and preexistent osteoartritis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The incidence of posttraumatic osteoarthritis.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Subjective outcome measures objectivied with the use of validated<br /><br>questionnaires (PRWE, DASH, SF-36 and MHQ). Objective outcomes measured with<br /><br>functional tests such as range of motion and gripstrength. Radiological<br /><br>findings measured with X-rays.</p><br>