Treatment of Olecranon Fractures in the Elderly

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

76

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 22, 2021

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2025

Conditions
Olecranon Fracture
Interventions
PROCEDURE

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.

PROCEDURE

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.

Trial Locations (12)

3511

RECRUITING

Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Hønefoss

Unknown

RECRUITING

Baerum Hospital, Sandvika

RECRUITING

St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim

RECRUITING

Arendal Hospital, Arendal

RECRUITING

Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen

RECRUITING

Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo

RECRUITING

Telemark Hospital, Skien

RECRUITING

Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger

RECRUITING

Tønsberg Hospital, Tønsberg

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala

0408

RECRUITING

Orthopedic Center, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Oslo University Hospital

OTHER