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Operative Treatment of Olecranon Fractures

NCT03280602 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2024-11-12

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Summary

The incidence of olecranon fractures is 12 per 100.000. Traditionally, isolated olecranon fractures have been treated with tension band wiring (TBW). There is a trend towards increased use of plate fixation, though TBW has yielded good and comparable patient reported outcomes. The latter method is substantially cost-effective, but higher complication reports have been reported. There are only two randomized controlled trials comparing TBW and plate fixation, and the literature is inconclusive in which fixation method is preferable in the treatment of olecranon fractures. In this multi-center trial, adult patients (18-75 years) with isolated olecranon fractures will be randomized to either TBW or plate fixation.

Conditions

  • Olecranon Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Tension band wiring (TBW)

2 x K-wire fixation (1.6 mm) and wire cerclage.

PROCEDURE

Plate fixation

Olecranon fractures in this arm are fixed with Synthes´ VA-LCP Olecranon Plates 2.7/3.5.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oslo University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-01
Primary Completion
2022-09-01
Completion
2022-09-01

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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