ong term follow up after operative treatment of ulnar collateral ligament injuries the thumb

• Conditions: Skier's thumb; ulnar collateral ligament injury; 10043237; 10005944

• Registration Number: NL-OMON40760
• Lead Sponsor: Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 23 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

- Ulnar collateral ligament injury confirmed through radiagraphic or per-operative findings
- Age 16 or older at time of treatment
- Treatment before December 2009

Exclusion Criteria

- Mental retardation or incompetence of mind
- Language barrier

Study & Design

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

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Impairment of function, pain and radio graphical findings after operatieve<br /><br>treatment of ulnar collateral ligament injury in the long term. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- Sex<br /><br>- Age<br /><br>- Treated hand (left/right)<br /><br>- Classification (I, II, III or bony)<br /><br>- Preoperative artrosis (narrowing of the joint, sclerosis, osteofyts)<br /><br>- Artrosis at follow up ((narrowing of the joint, sclerosis, osteofyts)<br /><br>- Size bony fragment (millimeters)<br /><br>- Dominance<br /><br>- Mechanism of trauma<br /><br>- Other injuries<br /><br>- Injury Severity Score (ISS)<br /><br>- Medical history<br /><br>- Days until diagnosis<br /><br>- Days until operation<br /><br>- Use of tourniquet (yes/no)<br /><br>- Peroperative X-ray (yes/no)<br /><br>- Damage of the nerves<br /><br>- Postoperative treatment (plaster immobilization, functional, other)<br /><br>- Complications (infection of the wound, postoperative instability)<br /><br>- Reoperations (no, same hospital, elsewhere)</p><br>