Clinical Research Directory

Time to Healing in Displaced Pediatric Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures Treated With Bioabsorbable Compared to Titanium Intramedullary Nails

This study looks at children with forearm fractures that need surgery. The standard treatment uses titanium nails, which usually need to be removed in a second operation later. This study compares titanium nails with bioabsorbable nails, which gradually dissolve in the body and may help some children avoid another operation. The study will compare how quickly the fractures heal on X-ray, and also look at complications, recovery, function, and the family's experience. Children who need surgery will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments so the comparison is fair. Hypothesis: The researchers expect that fractures treated with bioabsorbable nails will heal almost as quickly as fractures treated with titanium nails, while reducing the need for later implant removal surgery.

Perceived Ability and Hand Function

Patient-reported outcome measures, which are subjective by nature, need to be correlated with clinician-administered professional measurements as a further step toward expanding their clinical utility. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between perceived manual dexterity and functional measurements in patients with hand-forearm injuries.