Clinical Research Project
May 2017 – Type II SCH study
Principal Investigators: Dr. Christopher Reilly & Dr. Sasha Carsen
Central Coordinating Site: BC Children’s Hospital
Collaborating sites: Halifax, NS; St. Johns, NL; Ottawa, ON; London, ON; Edmonton, AB; Calgary, AB; Quebec City, QC; Montreal, QC; Saskatoon, SK; Winnipeg, MB; New Westminster, BC; Prince George, BC
Central Coordinating Site: BC Children’s Hospital
Collaborating sites: Halifax, NS; St. Johns, NL; Ottawa, ON; London, ON; Edmonton, AB; Calgary, AB; Quebec City, QC; Montreal, QC; Saskatoon, SK; Winnipeg, MB; New Westminster, BC; Prince George, BC
Aim: Prospectively compare clinical, functional and radiographic outcomes between operatively and non-operatively treated patients with Type II supracondylar humerus fractures.
Null hypothesis: Non-operative treatment is inferior to operative treatment.
Study design: Prospective multicentre observational cohort study
Study arms:
- Nonoperative arm (30 patients)
- Operative arm (30 patients)
