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The Outcomes of Proximal Humerus Fractures in Children

NCT02863289 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 118

Last updated 2019-03-07

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Summary

To date, the clinical benefits and harms of surgical intervention in proximal humerus fractures in children remain debatable. The practical question raised by orthopaedic surgeons is: for children and adolescent, are the clinical and radiological outcomes after non-operative management as equivalent as after surgical management for proximal humerus fractures? The investigators' hypothesis is that due to the healing potential of the proximal humerus, the outcome from this fracture is usually excellent.

The investigators have applied for Caldicott approval to identify a cohort of eligible patient from NHS Tayside's radiography service. With the community health index (CHI) number, the investigators can review all shoulder X-rays performed in children and adolescents, aged from 10 to 18-year-old in NHS Tayside, from 2008 to 2015. The Caldicott approval also allowed the investigators to obtain clinical communication from the Clinical Portal (electronic summary healthcare records). The investigators will then conduct mail questionnaires, based on the Upper Extremities Functional Index (UEFI). The investigators will send out invitation letter with participation information and the UEFI questionnaires to the eligible patients; with return postages. If no response within 2 weeks, the investigators will send out 1 further reminder. If no further response, the patient will be excluded from the study.

Conditions

  • Humeral Fractures

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • NHS Tayside

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Jun Wei Lim · NHS Tayside

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-31
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-03-31

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