Percutaneous Kirschner Wires With Mutual Linking Technique in the Management of Proximal Humeral Fracture

Ain Shams University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Proximal Humeral Fractures

Treatments: Procedure: Closed reduction and fixation by K- wires

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06659107

proximal humeral fracture

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is study evaluates a novel technique to improve the stability of K-wires used in the fixation of proximal humeral fractures

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• both sexes
• Age from 60 to80 years
• 2 or 3 parts fracture
• recent injury less than 3 weeks

Exclusion criteria

• 4 parts fracture
• old injury more than 3 weeks
• previous surgeries or pathologies affecting shoulder range of motion

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Elderly patients with proximal humeral fractures Neer type 2 and 3

Experimental group

Description:

Both sexes, age from 60 to 80

Treatment:

Procedure: Closed reduction and fixation by K- wires