Exposed Versus Buried Intramedullary K-wires for Pediatric Forearm Fractures

Assiut University10 enrolled

Overview

Comparing the rate of complications between buried and exposed intramedullary implants after fixation of pediatric forearm fractures.

comparison between buried and exposed intramedullary k-wire in fixation of pediatric forearm fracture in rate of complications such as infection,malunion,nonunion and refracture.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Forearm Fracture

Interventions

buried intramedullary K-wireDEVICE

Using of buried kirschner wire in pediatric forearm fixation

exposed intramedullary K-wireDEVICE

Using of exposed kirschner wire in pediatric forearm fixation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 10 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age: less than 10 years . 2. Diaphyseal forearm fracture. 3. closed fracture. 4. isolated or combined fracture of forearm. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Patient age: more than 10 years old . 2-open fracture. 3- pathological fracture. 4-patient with medical history (immune compromized patient e.g D.M, cancer on chemotherapy and aplastic anemia). 5- neurovascular injury.

Locations (1)

Assuit u. hospital

Asyut, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

compare the rate of refracture in participants who fixed by buried and exposed K-wire.

comparison between the rate of refractures in participants who fixed by buried and exposed K-wire by follow up every month for six month.

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

compare the rate of infection and malunion in participants who fixed by buried and exposed K-wire.

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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