Ulnar Shaft Fracture Fixation by Antegrade Versus Retrograde Intramedullary k Wires in Children

Sohag University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Fracture of Ulna Shaft

Treatments: Procedure: ulna shaft fracture fixation in children by intramedullary k wire

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06781684

Soh-Med-24-12-01MS

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is made to see and evaluate the outcomes of treating and fixing ulnar shaft fracture in children by antegrade versus retrograde intramedullary k wires

Full description

This study is made on children with ulnar shaft fracture and treating their fracture by intramedullary k wires ,dividing them into two groups ,one of them the child ulnar fracture is reduced and fixed by intramedullary antegrade k wire and the other group the fracture is reduced and fixed by retrograde k wire ,and compare the functional, clinical and radiological outcomes between the two groups

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pediatric patient
• aging from 4 to 15 years old
• diaphyseal ulnar fracture
• either isolated or combined with radius fracture (both bone).

Exclusion criteria

• Segmental fractures
• Montaggia variants
• Gelliazzi fracture
• Fractures associated with radial head fracture - Compound fractures
• Fractures with neurovascular affection

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Antegrade intramedullary k wire group

Active Comparator group

Description:

k wire entry point is from the olecranon towards the hand before the distal ulnar styloid

Treatment:

Procedure: ulna shaft fracture fixation in children by intramedullary k wire

Retrograde intramedullary k wire group

Active Comparator group

Description:

k wire entry point is from the distal ulnar styloid towards the olecranon

Treatment:

Procedure: ulna shaft fracture fixation in children by intramedullary k wire