Treatment of Medial Humeral Epicondyle Fractures in Children With Absorbable Cartilage Nails
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
- Enrollment
- 32
- Primary Endpoint
- Elbow Motion
Overview
Brief Summary
To compare surgical outcomes from medial epicondyle fracture fixation with absorbable cartilage nails to those from traditional Kirschner wire fixation.
Detailed Description
From August 2007 to January 2012, 32 patients undergoing surgery for medial humeral epicondyle fractures in our hospital were randomized into group A (traditional Kirschner wire) or group B (absorbable cartilage nail). The same surgical team performed the operations, and patients were followed for over a year. Group A had open reduction with K-wire fixation, and group B was fixed with absorbable cartilage nails. The Bede scoring system was used to evaluate elbow function at follow-up.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 8 Years to 14 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •fractures with more than 2 mm of displacement were treated with cast immobilization
Exclusion Criteria
- •fractures with less than 2 mm of displacement were treated with cast immobilization
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Elbow Motion
Time Frame: on 12th month
Elbow Motion assessed in degrees
Stability
Time Frame: on 12th month
Stability assessed using the following scoring system: Stable, Moderate Instability, Grossly Unstable.
Pain Intensity
Time Frame: on 12th month
Pain Intensity assessed with the Bede Scoring System
Elbow Function evaluation
Time Frame: on 12th month
A specific physician check the patients and ask them to perform the following activity.(comb hair,eat;perform hygiene;don shirt;don shoe)
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Guoxin Nan
Vice President of Department orthopeadic department
Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University