Optimal Index for Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures

Sohag University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05425758

Soh-Med-22-05-07

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective radiographic study of displaced distal forearm fractures requiring manipulation for children 3-12 years of age and will be treated with casting.The patients' full radiographic series (including the pre-manipulation, immediate post-manipulation, after 1 week and after 4 weeks radiographs) will be evaluated.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Males or females 3 to 12 years old.
2. Any presentation of displaced distal forearm fractures requiring manipulation and will be treated with casting.

Exclusion criteria

1. Children with compound fractures (those with unacceptable initial reduction, fracture dislocations, and fractures with physeal separation) will be excluded from the study, as those will be treated with Kirschner wires.
2. Children whose casts is split will be excluded.