Active clinical trials for "Fractures, Bone"

Research question: Do patients using a neutral rotation brace post surgery have improved functional outcome and external rotation of the shoulder compared to current best practice using a polysling holding the proximal humerus in internal rotation? Primary objectives: To compare post-operative functional outcome scores obtained at 6 weeks, 9 weeks, 3 months and 1 year. (Scores at 6 weeks and 3 months in clinical review and postal scores at 9 weeks and 1 year) between patients held in neutral versus current standard rotation. These will be compared to scores taken pre-operatively. Benefits: There may be no extra benefits to patients from this trial however the results from the trial will help improve treatment for future patients at this hospital, and others across the country. Risks/disadvantages: The operation is the same in both groups studied, the study is investigating the use of the two different slings. The post-operative treatment is also the same, and all patients on the trial will receive the same amount of physiotherapy. It isn't anticipated that there will be any additional risk from this trial.

This experimental research aims to examine the efficacy of Telerehabilitation treatment using a computerized system (MediTouch) in improving the upper limb function post elbow fractures. 24 participants aged 18-80 who are post surgery to fixate elbow fractures or arthrolysis of the elbow will be invited to participate in the study. The subjects will be matched into two groups according to age and fracture type to study and control groups. Both groups will be treated for a month in ambulatory clinic in the hospital and will do self-practice at home according to a intervention protocol. The subjects in the experimental group will receive two treatments in Telerehabilitation and one treatment in the clinic weekly, and the subjects in the control group will receive three treatments in the clinic every week. Activity daily living (ADL), Range of Motion, Hand strength disability and pain will be assessed before and after the intervention in order to asse the efficacy of the intervention.

Few studies have reported the efficacy of adding dexmedetomidine to bupivacain for fascia illiaca compartment black. Comparison of dexmedetomidine and bupivacaine with bupivacaine alone on the quality of ultrasonography guided fascia iliaca compartment block in adults undergoing femur fracture fixation surgery at 2014.

The purpose of this study is to confirm that minimally invasive closed reduction and internal fixation with fully threaded headless cannulated compression screws for distal radius fracture repair has advantages over conventional open reduction internal fixation with titanium plates, providing superior fragment stability and allowing for early rehabilitation exercise of the wrist joint, which improves recovery of function. Also to show that minimally invasive closed reduction and internal fixation with fully threaded headless cannulated compression screws is the more suitable surgical method for repair of distal radius fracture.

For simple fractures treated in the emergency department with cast immobilisation only, ibuprofen has been shown to be superior to, or a least or equivalent to codeine with less side effects. These and other studies have commented that their results may not be applicable to children who have fractures that require reduction. There is currently no literature on the management of postoperative pain following reduction of paediatric fractures. The investigators aim therefore is to investigate whether either of the two most commonly prescribed analgesics is superior to the other for postoperative pain management following closed reductions of paediatric forearm fractures. Also, if one agent has more side effects than the other.

Fractures of the proximal humerus and the humeral head are most common injuries and the management is challenging. Functional therapy with short immobilization, followed by an accelerated physiotherapy protocol, is a simple, convenient, noninvasive, and efficient management option. This prospective randomized study is aim to assess the function of the upper extremity of patients who will be assigned to nonoperative treatment of a proximal humeral fracture. The primary objective is the Constant score. Secondary objectives are the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) instrument, measurement of shoulder range of motion (ROM), pain and depression level with Beck Depression Scale.

The survivors after hip fracture often report severe pain and loss of physical functioning. The poor outcomes cause negative impact on the person's physical functioning and quality of life and put a financial burden on society. It is important to continue and progress the functional training that already started at the hospital, while the patients are transferred to short-term stays in a nursing home before they are returning to home. The aim presently is to examine the effects of a functional training program by a RCT design, initiated by the physiotherapist and performed by the nurses, on physical functioning while the patients are at short term stays in primary health care.

This study is designed to analyze the use of early aggressive pain management with thoracic epidural in eligible patients with blunt thoracic trauma.

The purpose of this prospective study is evaluate the effect of a standardized early weight bearing physical therapy protocol that utilizes immersion therapy on the clinical outcomes of lower extremity periarticular fractures. The investigators null hypothesis is that the early weight bearing protocol will have the same effect as a traditional 10-week non-weight bearing protocol on clinical outcomes.

The study is a prospective, trial to test the safety and feasibility of injecting autologous, isolated, sterile centrifuged NBMC, and Ignite® DBM in the treatment of high risk non union/delayed fractures. Another objective is to turn this procedure to a standard care protocol in our department .