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Elastic Nail Versus Screw for Intramedullary Fixation of Displaced Fractures of the Fifth Metacarpal Neck

NCT06449755 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2024-06-10

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different intramedullary fixation technique in patient diagnosed with deplased fifth metacarpal neck fracture. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Can percutaneous screw application be a more stable fixation method than intramedullary elastic nail application?
* Can screw application create a significant difference in the recovery of grip strength in the early period compared to elastic nail application? Patients will be followed up at the 1st week, 1st month and 3rd month postoperatively. Functionality will be evaluated with Quick DASH score at the 3rd month. At the 1st and 3rd month controls, grip strength will be evaluated. At the same time, metacarpal shortening and angulations will be measured on x-ray. Researchers will compare percutaneous screw and elastic nail group to see grip strength, healing time and radiologic parameter difference.

Conditions

  • Metacarpal Fracture
  • Boxer's Fracture

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Radiologic examination

Posoperative first week, month and third month On the x-ray of Hand AP view: metacarpal shortening On the x-ray of Hand 30 degree pronation view: dorsal angulation

PROCEDURE

Grip Strength

Postoperative first month and third month grip streng compare with Cambry hand dinamometer.

OTHER

Quick DASH Questionnaire

Quick DASH is an 11-question questionnaire that assesses upper extremity functionality.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Serkan MD Bayram, MD · Assistant Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-01
Primary Completion
2025-01-01
Completion
2025-02-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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