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A Trial of Plate Fixation Versus Tension Band Wire for Olecranon Fractures

NCT01391936 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 67

Last updated 2016-10-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Proximal forearm fractures comprise approximately 5% of all fractures, with olecranon fractures accounting for almost 20% of thes fractures. There is limited conclusive evidence regarding the optimal treatment and outcome of these fractures with only one prospective randomized trial (1992) in the literature comparing tension band wire and plate fixation for displaced olecranon fracture. Our trial includes all patients under the age of 75yrs presenting to the Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit with an isolated olecranon fracture requiring operative intervention. Patients who consent to enrol in the trial will be randomised to operative fixation using one of two recognised fixation techniques - tension band wire fixation or plate fixation. Patients will be evaluated over a one year period following their surgery.

Conditions

  • Displaced Olecranon Fractures

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Tension Band Wiring

AO technique of TBW for fixation of fracture.

PROCEDURE

Plate fixation

Patients in this arm will receive plate and screw fixation of their olecranon fracture.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Andrew D Duckworth

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Margaret M McQueen, MD, FRCSEd · Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
74 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2016-01-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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