Effectiveness of Cross K-wire Vs Lateral Entry K-wire Fixation in Maintaining Reduction of Gartland Type 3 Supracondylar Fractures of Children

Laiba Qamar

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Gartland Type 3 Supracondylar Fracture

Treatments: Procedure: Lateral K wire Fixation; Procedure: Cross K Wire Fixation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07266038

#CVSLKWIRE3#

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study compares the efficacy of K wire when inserted in Cross V/s Lateral Direction in Supracondylar fractures of Gartland Type 3 in children. A comparative study.

Full description

This is a randomized control trial being done to compare the efficacy of Cross V/S Laterally Placed K wire In Supracondylar fractures to calculate and copmpare the Post K wire iinsertion range of motion . It is also intended to calculate the frequency of loss of reduction after lateral K wire in terms of Skaggs Criteria . This study intends to find the better method of K wire fixatio to avoid the post fixation loss of reduction.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 13 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All male and female patients of age 02-13 years with Gartland type 3 Supracondylar Fracture of Humerus less than 7 days old

Exclusion criteria

patients with open fractures patients with neurovascular injuries patients with medial column communition Fractures more than 7 Days old Ipsilateral fractures of radius/ulna or shaft of humerus pathological fractures which are associated with bone density changes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Active Comparator group

Description:

The participants enrolled in this arm will be treated with cross K wire fixation

Treatment:

Procedure: Cross K Wire Fixation

Group B

Experimental group

Description:

The participants enrolled in this arm will be treated with lateral fixation of K wire after supracondylar fracture.

Treatment:

Procedure: Lateral K wire Fixation