Surgery or using a sling to support the arm for treating adults with a broken collarbone near the shoulder joint (displaced fracture of the distal clavicle)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- A radiological diagnosis of a displaced fracture of the distal clavicle that does not involve the acromioclavicular joint.Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11981704
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 214
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged 18 years or older.
2. Displaced extra-articular (outside the joint) fracture of the distal clavicle based on routine radiographic assessment, with or without polytrauma.
3. Able and willing to give consent.
Exclusion Criteria
1. The index injury is >21 days.
2. An upper extremity fracture both more proximal or distal to the same affected shoulder e.g. floating shoulder.
3. The fracture is open.
4. The fracture is complicated by local tumour deposits.
5. The fracture is associated with a nerve palsy or vessel injury.
6. Comorbidities precluding surgery or anaesthesia.
7. Unable or unwilling to give consent.
8. Must not be related to any member of the local study team.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method