Corrective osteotomy for malunited fractures of the distal radius: a follow-up study
- Conditions
- correction of the position of the wrist (correction osteotomy)Wrong position of the bones in the wrist (malunited fracture of the distal radius)1001732210005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON34150
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients included in this study have been treated by corrective lengthening osteotomy of extra-articular fractures of the distal radius at our institution in the years 2000-2010
- Patient has a pre-operative CT scan available
- Over the age of 18 years
- Contralateral wrist is unaffected
Exclusion Criteria
- Correction osteotomy of the ulna
- Madelung deformity of the wrist
- Not able to understand the written informed consent
- Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>CT scans of both forearms are obtained. Then the CT scans will be used to<br /><br>obtain the position and orientation of the distal part of the radius, what will<br /><br>be compared with three dimensional matching software. Also the patients have to<br /><br>fill in questionnaires about their hand function, and function tests of the<br /><br>wrist and forearm will be recorded.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Not applicable</p><br>