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This is study evaluates a novel technique to improve the stability of K-wires used in the fixation of proximal humeral fractures
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Elderly patients with proximal humeral fractures Neer type 2 and 3 | Experimental | Both sexes, age from 60 to 80 |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Closed reduction and fixation by K- wires | Procedure | Fixation by k-wires with mutual linking technique |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Functional outcome | Shoulder functional status using the American shoulder and elbow surgeons score (ASES) range from 0 to100, 0 being the worst and 100 being the best | One year |
| Radiological outcome | The percentage of patients achieving union of the fracture assesed by plain X-ray shoulder anteroposterior and lateral views. | 8 weeks |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ain Shams university hospitals | Cairo | 6023 | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012784 | Shoulder Fractures |
| ID | Term |
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| D050723 | Fractures, Bone |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D000070599 | Shoulder Injuries |
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