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Displaced four-part fractures are among the most severe injuries of the proximal humerus. The optimal treatment is disputed and published data are inadequate for evidence-based decision making.

The investigators aim to: 1) compare the effect of angle-stable plate osteosynthesis and non-surgical management, 2) compare the effect of primary hemiarthroplasty with both osteosynthesis and non-surgical management, 3) study prognostic differences between 'valgus impacted' and 'classical' four-part fracture patterns.

The investigators will conduct a randomised, multi-centre, clinical trial including patients from ten national shoulder units within a two year period. Patients will be randomised to non-surgical treatment, hemiarthroplasty or angle-stable plate osteosynthesis. All patients will receive a standardised three-month rehabilitation program of supervised physiotherapy. Patients will be followed at least one year and will be assessed blindly according to a standardised evaluation protocol including Constant Disability Scale, Oxford Shoulder Score, and Short Form-36.


Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT00835562
Study type Interventional
Source Herlev Hospital
Contact Stig Brorson, MD, PhD
Email sbrorson@hotmail.com
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Start date April 2009

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