Patients with a displaced, shortened, midshaft clavicular fracture are randomized in two groups: conservative or operative treatment. The conservative arm is treated with a sling for 6 weeks. The operative arm is treated with osteosynthesis, within 2 weeks. Patients are clinically and radiologically evaluated during 1 year. A economical analysis is also done.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
100
operative treatment
conservative treatment
Stedelijk Ziekenhuis Aalst
Aalst, Belgium
AZ Sint Jan-Brugge
Bruges, Belgium
Jan Palfijnziekenhuis
Ghent, Belgium
University Hospital Ghent
Ghent, Belgium
Union
Time frame: 1 year
Functionality
Time frame: 1 year
Complications
Time frame: 1 year
Time to heal
Time frame: 1 year
Cost
Time frame: 1 year
Relation with medication
Time frame: 1 year
Relation with smoking
Time frame: 1 year
Relation with job
Time frame: 1 year
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Stedelijk Ziekenhuis Roeselare
Roeselare, Belgium
Sint-Andries Ziekenhuis
Tielt, Belgium