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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to collect safety and performance data of the Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System (PBSS) when used for the treatment of painful impending and actual fractures of the humerus secondary to metastatic cancer.
This study is being conducted to evaluate whether NSAIDS are more or less effective in bone healing than opioids in acute fracture pain. Participants will be randomized to one of three groups for first line treatment of pain related to the fracture.
The VITTA trial is a randomized, controlled, single-blinded, cross-over trial comparing percutaneous vertebroplasty with facet block in patients with acute (<1month) and painful vertebral compression fractures. The treatment offered for vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) in the interventional arm of the trial is vertebroplasty, which will be performed in accordance with the standardized protocol of the Canadian Association of Radiologists. Patients in the control arm will receive facet block, where a long-acting local anesthetic agent and corticosteroids are injected in the spinal articular facets at the affected level.
AIM: The aim of this study is to assess whether patients with an acute distal tubercle fracture of the scaphoid treated with a removable brace for 4 to 6 weeks have the same level of symptoms and disability 6 months after injury as the average for the normal population. NULL HYPOTHESIS: Patients with an acute distal tubercle fracture of the scaphoid have Quick DASH (Disabilities of the Arm Shoulder and Hand) scores at or above the population norm (a score of 13 in Norway and 10.9 in the United States) 6 months after injury when treated symptomatically with a removable brace.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the external validity of a randomized controlled trial comparing choice of hip arthroplasty for elderly patients (>80 years) with a displaced femoral neck fracture. The hypotheses are that patient reported hip function, quality of life are better and healthier in those included in the randomized controlled trial than those excluded. The external validity of the randomized controlled trial is acceptable. A prospective randomized controlled trial is planned and patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture will be included and randomized between either a hemiarthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty. All patients screened will be included in a prospective cohort study for evaluation of the external validity of the randomized controlled trial. The prospective cohort study will consist of 3 different groups. Patients included in the randomized controlled trial will form group 1. Patients eligible for the randomized controlled trial but did not give their informed consent and therefore excluded, form group 2. Patients with a femoral neck fracture which by any reason were excluded form group 3. Primary endpoint is patient-reported hip function (Harris hip score) and pain on the operated extremity evaluated with VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) and patient reported quality of life evaluated with EuroQol (EQ-5D). Secondary outcome measurement are the frequency of the complications, periprosthetic fracture, dislocation, revision surgery due to wound infection (deep and superficial) and loosening of the components. Baseline data, age, sex, comorbidity, cognitive status, weight, height, motor function, complications and reoperations. Follow up is performed 1-2 years after surgery. Group 1 is followed up in the ongoing randomized controlled trial by visits to the orthopedic department at Danderyd Hospital. Group 2 and 3 are followed up by telephone interview 1-2 year after surgery.
The primary objective is to determine if a difference exists in functional outcomes, as measured by the Constant score, when comparing nonoperative management and locking plate surgical fixation of low-energy displaced proximal humerus fractures in the elderly population over a 2-year follow-up period. Secondary outcomes will include an assessment of the ASES score, the SF-36 quality of life score, complication rates, re-operation rates, radiographic time to union, radiographic malunion, hardware position and evidence of avascular necrosis or posttraumatic osteoarthritis .
This research study is evaluating bone mineral density in childhood cancer survivors who have a history of bone fracture.
Background: Wrist fractures are a common injury among people aged 55-70. The radius is one of the bones making up the wrist joint, and is typically the site of injury in a broken wrist. Methods of treating a broken radius include placing the wrist in a cast for 6 weeks (conservative management) or receiving surgery. Surgery allows for earlier movement of the wrist and return to activity, while being placed in a cast is less invasive than surgery. Surgery to fix these fractures has become more common; however there is little agreement about who should receive surgery and who should be placed in a cast to heal. The goal of this study is to compare outcomes between people aged 55-70 who have broken their wrist and had surgery, and those who received a cast. Procedures: Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to one of two study groups within 1 week of injury at their first clinic visit with the surgeon. Patients in Group A (surgical management) will continue with casting for a total of 6 weeks, as indicated by the surgeon. Patients in Group B (conservative management) will receive surgery, and the attending surgeon will determine the best fracture fixation method for the wrist. The research coordinator will assess the injured wrist at 6 weeks, 3, 6, and 12 months after the initial injury. At each assessment, the wrist will be examined and participants will be asked to fill in some questionnaires about health, pain, wrist function, and satisfaction with the wrist. An X-ray will also be performed on the wrist to assess bone healing. Information from each visit will be used to determine how participants are doing and to compare the 2 study groups.
Colles fractures are a common type of wrist fracture that often requires manipulation in the Emergency Department. Currently xrays are used to assess whether this has been successful, which are done once the plaster cast has been applied. This study will assess whether ultrasound can be used immediately after the manipulation to check the position, before the plaster cast is applied. This would then be followed by an xray as normal. The aim is to assess the feasibility of a full study to determine which method is faster, causes less pain, and also to assess if either approach reduces the need for repeat attempts at manipulation and surgical repair.
The purpose of this study is to determine the functional outcome of repairing the pronator quadratus (PQ) muscle in subjects operated for a distal radius fracture (DRF) with volar locked plating.