SCIENCE is a study is trying to improve the treatment of children who have a broken bone in the elbow called an ‘epicondyle fracture’.
Read moreThis study, which is being led by the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, will compare the two commonly used treatments used accross Australia.
Read moreYou are free to decide if you want your child to take part
Read moreYour child will either be treated with a cast or splint, or with an operation.
Read moreEach of these routinely used treatments has potential advantages and disadvantages.
Read moreYou and your child can leave the study at any time.
Read moreThe results will be de-identified and available to you online.
Read moreYour child is being asked to take part because they are aged between seven and 15 years and they have an x-ray showing a broken bone in the elbow, called a medial epicondyle fracture.
Dan, SCIENCE study doctor