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| Unity Health Toronto | OTHER |
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The proposed project will be a multi-centre, prospective observational study to determine the prognosis and determinants of functional outcomes of patients with proximal humerus fractures. Approximately 10 centres will participate in this observational cohort, each enrolling at least 50 patients over the course of 2 years.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Population | We will include male and female patients who are over 50 years of age and who have an acute, displaced or undisplaced proximal humerus fracture caused by low energy trauma |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Observational | Other | observational cohort of proximal humerus fractures |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) | The DASH is a 30-item, self-report questionnaire designed to measure physical function and symptoms in people with musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb. | 2 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Rate of complications | Clinical outcomes will include range of motion measurements, standardized radiographic evaluation, assessment of complications, rate of re-operation, infections, osteonecrosis. | 2 years |
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Inclusion Criteria:
males and females age 50 years or older (no uper age limit) presenting with an acute displaced or undisplaced proximal humerus fracture
Exclusion Criteria:
pathologic fractures patients likely to be lost before completing follow-up patients who do not provide consent patients who do not speak English and who do not have a translator that will be available during consent discussion and at each follow-up.
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We will include male and female patients who are over 50 years of age and who have an acute, displaced or undisplaced proximal humerus fracture caused by low energy trauma and who provide written informed consent.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Melanie MacNevin | Contact | 602-284-8105 | melanie.macnevin@lhsc.on.ca |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Emil Schemitsch, MD, FRCSC | London Health Scieneces Centre and St. Michael's Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| London Health Sciences Centre | Recruiting | London | Ontario | N6A 5A5 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012784 | Shoulder Fractures |
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| D050723 | Fractures, Bone |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D000070599 | Shoulder Injuries |
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| ID | Term |
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| D057832 | Watchful Waiting |
| ID | Term |
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| D017063 | Outcome Assessment, Health Care |
| D010043 | Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care |
| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D006298 | Health Services Administration |
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| St. Michael's Hospital | Recruiting | Toronto | Ontario | M5C 1R6 | Canada |
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