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Therapy of Fifth Metacarpal Neck Fractures - Comparing Functional Treatment With Reposition and Finger Splinting
Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna
Summary
The purpose of this prospective randomized controlled clinical trial is to evaluate if functional treatment leads to a better functional outcome than a forearm cast and a finger splint in patients with fifth metacarpal neck fracture.
Official title: Conservative Therapy of Fifth Metacarpal Neck Fractures - a Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Functional Treatment With Reposition and Finger Splinting
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2023-10-01
Completion Date
2028-02
Last Updated
2025-06-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Functional Treatment
Patients receiving buddy taping for fingers IV and V and an elastic bandage in terms of a functional treatment. Duration of bandage treatment is determined with 4 weeks.
Forearm Cast and Finger Splint
Patients receiving reduction of fractured finger and subsequent customization of a forearm cast with a finger splint. Duration of cast treatment is determined with 4 weeks.
Locations (1)
Medical University of Vienna - Department of Orthopedics and Trauma-Surgery
Vienna, Austria