Comparing cast treatment and surgery for children's elbow fractures
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study compares two ways to treat a specific type of broken elbow in children called a Gartland type II supracondylar humeral fracture. The goal is to see if using a cast alone works as well as surgery, which may help avoid an operation.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 1 and 12 years old
- Your child has a Gartland type II supracondylar humeral fracture (a specific kind of elbow break)
- The fracture is not open (the bone does not poke through the skin)
- There is no nerve or blood vessel damage (for example, a weak or missing wrist pulse)
- There are no other injuries to the same arm
- The fracture is not due to a bone disease or prior elbow problem
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