Retrospective Analysis on Distal Humerus Fractures ((DHFx))

The Orthopaedic Research & Innovation Foundation

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Distal Humerus Fracture

Treatments: Other: ORIF

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03637621

ORIF.003

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate preoperative objective measurements for distal humerus ORIF patients and operative objective measurements to determine if there is any effect to postoperative outcomes. Patients who were 18 years old or greater at the time of surgery were followed clinically and radiographically to determine best practice and optimal treatment and technique, risk and rate of complication, and postoperative outcomes.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. English speaking
2. >18 years of age
3. Open reduction internal fixation surgical management of a distal humeral fracture performed by principal investigator at St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Exclusion criteria

1. Non-English speaking
2. <18 years of age