NCT03154424

Dynamic External Fixation in Treatment Distal Radius Fractures - Elderly Patients

Bridging Versus Non-bridging Dynamic External Fixation in Early Total Care Treatment Unstable Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly Polytrauma Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Faculdade de Medicina do ABC · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A single center, parallel group, prospective, randomized clinical trial was conducted at the department of Hand Surgery, ABC (Andre, Bernardo, Caetano) Foundation University Hospital, Santo Andre, Brazil. Two implants used for fixation in closed reduction of distal radius fractures were compared: the bridging dynamic Galaxy Wrist external fixator (Orthofix®, Verona) and the non-bridging Galaxy wrist external fixator system (Orthofix®, Verona).

Detailed description

Dynamic external fixator in the ETC (Early Total Care) of unstable DRFs (distal radius fractures) may be a good choice of treatment. Because it's fast, safe, minimally invasive and easily performed method, it could help in the inflammatory systemic response to trauma, unable earlier functional recovery and shorten the hospitalization time of these patients (elderly and polytrauma). From this, in this study to obtain relevant information about each type of treatment, avoid possible selection bias, information and confusion. Choose a reproducible and effective method (external fixator), which presents a cost / benefit compatible with our reality, but that generates doubt the best way to apply this "bridging" which is already used and that will be our control group and "non-bridging", which will be the group to be tested. Rather than establishing the actual value of each of these procedures, is necessary to optimize and improve the quality of life of these patients in order to return to your personal and professional activities as soon as possible.

Conditions

• Distal Radius Fracture
• Multiple Trauma
• Elderly Person Maltreatment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	External fixation in treatment the distal radius fracture	Compare two techniques

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-06-01
• Primary completion: 2017-05-01
• Completion: 2017-05-01
• First posted: 2017-05-16
• Last updated: 2017-05-16