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Distal Radius Fracture: Clinical Outcome After Conservative Treatment in the Elder Patient

NCT03962946 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2019-05-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is performed to evaluate the outcome of conservative treatment after distal radius fractures in patients of 65 years or older at the time of the injury, primarily with respect to the prognostic value of the Adolfsson-score for the functional demands of the patient on his hand.

Conditions

  • Distal Radius Fracture

Interventions

OTHER

Questionnaires to assess Patient reported Outcomes

Adolfsson-Score questionnaire quantifies the patient's utility of the hand. Suhm Score questionnaire quantifies the independency of a patient in his daily life.

OTHER

wrist function test

wrist function assessed by the range of motion (ROM) for both the affected and the unaffected side.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Rikli, PD Dr. med · Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-17
Primary Completion
2018-10-18
Completion
2018-10-18

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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