NCT01984112

Proximal Humerus Fractures: Randomized Study Between Locking Nails and Locking Plates for Neer 2 and 3 Parts

Proximal Humerus Fractures: Randomized Study Between Intramedullary Locking Nails and Locking Plates for Neer 2 and 3 Parts Displaced Fractures

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 72 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The hypothesis of this study is to determine whether the technique of intramedullary locking nail presents clinical results comparable to the technique of locking plates, based on the Constant Score.

Conditions

• Humerus
• Proximal Humeral Fracture
• Fractures, Bone
• Humeral Fractures
• Wounds and Injuries
• Arm Injuries

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Locked plate	Osteosynthesis with philos plate, through deltopectoral approach and rotator cuff augmentation with inabsorbable poliester suture
DEVICE	Intramedullary locked nail	Intramedullary locked nail performed by antero-lateral transdeltoid minimally invasive approach and rotator cuff augmentation with inabsorbable poliester suture

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-05-01
• Primary completion: 2015-03-01
• Completion: 2015-04-01
• First posted: 2013-11-14
• Last updated: 2015-10-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil