The effect of fracture on radial head shape and size

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  The effect of fracture on radial head shape, size and microanatomy; a simulative cadaveric study

• IRAS ID

  143879

• Contact name

  Clare Skinner

• Contact email

  governance-ethics@leeds.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Leeds

• Duration of Study in the UK

  3 years, 11 months, 27 days

• Research summary

  Human cadaveric radial heads will be fractured in a controlled manner. Pre and post-fracture they will undergo CT and evaluation of their size. The aim is to discover why reconstructed or replaced radial heads seem larger than they should be. i.e. to prove plastic deformation of the radial head following fracture.

• REC name

  North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1

• REC reference

  15/NS/0064

• Date of REC Opinion

  9 Jul 2015

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion