Management of Displaced Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus Using Lateral vs Crossed K-wires

Description: Management of Displaced Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus Using Lateral vs Crossed K-wires
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by University of British Columbia, September 2010
First Received: July 28, 2006 Last Updated: September 21, 2010
Sponsor: University of British Columbia
Information provided by: University of British Columbia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00358787
Purpose: Completely displaced (Type III) supracondylar fractures of the humerus are treated in the operating room and are held together with pins stuck into the bone. There are two ways of inserting the pins: crossed and laterally. The crossed method is often used because it is thought to be more stable, but this method also carries a risk of hitting the ulnar nerve. It is not known which method is more stable. Our hypothesis is that loss of reduction will be equivalent between the two pinning methods.