Percutaneous Kirschner Wires With Mutual Linking Technique in the Management of Proximal Humeral Fracture

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Proximal Humeral Fractures

• Registration Number: NCT06659107
• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University

Brief Summary

This is study evaluates a novel technique to improve the stability of K-wires used in the fixation of proximal humeral fractures

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-06
• Primary Completion: 2024-07-12
• Study Completion: 2024-09-06
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Study First Submitted: 2024-10-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-10-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-24
• Study First Posted: 2024-10-26
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• both sexes
• Age from 60 to80 years
• 2 or 3 parts fracture
• recent injury less than 3 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

• 4 parts fracture
• old injury more than 3 weeks
• previous surgeries or pathologies affecting shoulder range of motion

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Radiological outcome	8 weeks	The percentage of patients achieving union of the fracture assesed by plain X-ray shoulder anteroposterior and lateral views.
Functional outcome	One year	Shoulder functional status using the American shoulder and elbow surgeons score (ASES) range from 0 to100, 0 being the worst and 100 being the best

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ain Shams university hospitals; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt