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Treatment of Olecranon Fractures in the Elderly
Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital
Summary
Operative treatment, with tension band wiring or plate fixation, will be compared with non-operative treatment of displaced olecranon fractures (Mayo classification 2A and 2B) in patients 75 years or older.
Official title: Operative or Non-Operative Treatment of Displaced Fractures of the Elderly - a Nordic Multicenter Randomized Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
75 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
76
Start Date
2021-03-22
Completion Date
2025-06
Last Updated
2025-03-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Tension band wiring or plate fixation
Choice of operative treatment is TBW or PF with a precontoured anatomical plate. The treating surgeon decides if TBW or PF is chosen as operative treatment method. The surgeries are performed according to OTA principles by an experienced surgeon, a trauma fellow or a consultant as approved by the participating hospitals.
Active non-operative treatment with optional plaster cast
Patients allocated to non-operative treatment are offered a back-slab in 60 degrees of flexion for pain-relief. The back-slab is removed 7-14 days following injury.
Locations (12)
Baerum Hospital
Sandvika, Gjettum, Norway
Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
Hønefoss, Norway, Norway
St. Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, Trønderlag, Norway
Arendal Hospital
Arendal, Norway
Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Norway
Østfold Hospital Trust
Grålum, Norway
Orthopedic Center, Ulleval University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
Diakonhjemmet Hospital
Oslo, Norway
Telemark Hospital
Skien, Norway
Stavanger University Hospital
Stavanger, Norway
Tønsberg Hospital
Tønsberg, Norway
Akademiska Hospital
Uppsala, Sweden