Clinical trials: Fractured Scaphoid Bone
Fracture
Wrist Fracture Evaluation With a Desktop Orthopedic Tomosynthesis System
Trauma to the extremities such wrist, ankle, limb is very common and affects all population groups. It constitutes a significant public health issue. Standard radiography remains the basic imaging tool.
- Trial name
- NCT03993691
- Testing
- Tomo-E scan, Radiograph
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Non-displaced Scaphoid Fractures
Cast Immobilization for Non-Displaced Scaphoid Fractures
This trial is trying to understand if immobilization of the thumb after a non-displaced scaphoid fracture affects recovery. The standard of care overseas is a cast that allows for free movement of the thumb, and in the United…
- Trial name
- NCT00916539
- Testing
- Cast that immobilizes the thumb, Cast that does not immobilize the thumb
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital