Clinical Trial: This is a Study to Find Out Whether Surgery Using a Metal Plate to Fix a Broken Elbow in Older Adults Leads to Better Recovery and Arm Function Compared to Non-surgical Treatment

U.S., Feb. 11 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07400692) titled 'This is a Study to Find Out Whether Surgery Using a Metal Plate to Fix a Broken Elbow in Older Adults Leads to Better Recovery and Arm Function Compared to Non-surgical Treatment' on Feb. 03.

Brief Summary: This study takes place in one hospital and uses a random method to divide patients into groups. It looks at the best way to treat a broken elbow (specifically, a displaced olecranon fracture) in older adults who don't use their arms heavily. There are 84 patients in total, with 42 people in each group

Study Start Date: Feb. 03

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Condition: Olecranon Fracture

Intervention: PROCEDURE: Open reduction a...