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Patients presenting to the Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic of Ankara Bilkent City Hospital with supracondylar humerus (elbow) fractures will initially undergo closed reduction. Following the reduction procedure, radiographic imaging will be obtained and patients will be re-evaluated. If surgical intervention is deemed necessary based on this assessment, operative treatment will be recommended.
The surgical technique will consist of closed reduction followed by percutaneous Kirschner wire (K-wire) fixation. In cases where adequate fracture reduction cannot be achieved by closed means, open reduction will be performed through an anterior incision. In these patients, K-wires will again be inserted percutaneously.
Fixation will be achieved using one medial (ulnar side) and two lateral K-wires. Postoperatively, a neurological examination will be performed. In patients who are shown a video and taught the game beforehand, neurological assessment will be conducted using the "rock-paper-scissors" game. In other patients, the examination will be performed by demonstrating and requesting specific hand movements.
If ulnar nerve deficit is detected during postoperative neurological evaluation, the medial K-wire will be removed. The time interval between the patient's emergence from anesthesia and the neurological examination will be recorded.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smartphone-Assisted Neurological Examination | Other | Participants undergo neurological examination using a smartphone-assisted application (preoperatively and postoperatively). Examination duration and patient satisfaction are recorded. |
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| Conventional Neurological Examination | Other | Participants undergo neurological examination using conventional bedside clinical assessment methods (preoperatively and postoperatively). Examination duration and patient satisfaction are recorded. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Conventional Neurological Examination | Other | Standard neurological examination performed by the clinician using conventional bedside assessment. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Postoperative neurological examination duration (minutes) | Time required to complete the neurological examination postoperatively, recorded in minutes. | Immediately postoperatively after awakening in the recovery room |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Preoperative neurological deficit (yes/no) | Presence of neurological deficit on examination (radial, ulnar, median, and anterior interosseous nerve function). Recorded as yes/no (frequency, %). | Preoperatively in the emergency department (before surgery) |
| Preoperative neurological examination duration (minutes) |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ankara Bilkent City Hospital | Ankara | Ankara | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 5411776 | Background | Spinner M. The anterior interosseous-nerve syndrome, with special attention to its variations. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1970 Jan;52(1):84-94. No abstract available. | |
| 12531378 | Background | Davidson AW. Rock-paper-scissors. Injury. 2003 Jan;34(1):61-3. doi: 10.1016/s0020-1383(02)00102-x. |
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| Preoperative video-based training module | Other | Participants in the smartphone-assisted group viewed a single standardized preoperative video-based training module delivered via YouTube (duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds). |
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Time required to complete the neurological examination preoperatively, recorded in minutes. |
| Preoperatively in the emergency department (before surgery) |
| Patient/parent satisfaction: Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (Child HCAHPS) | Satisfaction was measured with the Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (Child HCAHPS). Domain scores were calculated as mean values on a 1-4 Likert scale (min=1, max=4); higher scores indicate better satisfaction/better care experience. | On the day the patients is discharged after surgery (typically the 2nd or 3rd day after the operation) |
| Postoperative neurological deficit (yes/no) | Presence of neurological deficit on examination (radial, ulnar, median, and anterior interosseous nerve function). Recorded as yes/no (frequency, %). | Immediately postoperatively after awakening in the recovery room |
| 26195542 | Background | Toomey SL, Zaslavsky AM, Elliott MN, Gallagher PM, Fowler FJ Jr, Klein DJ, Shulman S, Ratner J, McGovern C, LeBlanc JL, Schuster MA. The Development of a Pediatric Inpatient Experience of Care Measure: Child HCAHPS. Pediatrics. 2015 Aug;136(2):360-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-0966. Epub 2015 Jul 20. |