Clinical trial for fixation of paediatric femur fractures
Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- PaediatricsPaediatric femur fractures
- Registration Number
- PACTR201703002109357
- Lead Sponsor
- Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
All children age 5-14 admitted to KATH for acute traumatic diaphyseal fracture of the femur will be considered for inclusion in this study
Exclusion Criteria
Skeletal maturity
Head trauma
Patient weight greater than 50 kg
Metaphyseal or intra-articular femoral fracture
Pathological fracture
Segmental fracture patterns
Significant bone loss
Patients on drugs that affect fracture healing
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain free union without significant malalignment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL);Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI);Recovery milestones (time to walking with aids, time to independent walking, time until full activity allowed)
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