To study the fractures occuring in the leg bone(Tibia) which is treated by expert tibia nail and to assess its results.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: S822- Fracture of shaft of tibiaHealth Condition 2: S821- Fracture of upper end of tibia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/12/022277
- Lead Sponsor
- S Nijalingappa Medical College and HSK Hospital and Research Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Adults of either gender.
proximal third tibia fractures with AO type 41A2.1, 41A2.2, 41A2.3, 41A3.1, 41A3.2, 41A3.3, 42A1(a),42A2(a), 42A3(a), 42B2(a), 42B3(a), 42C2, 42C3(i).
Segmental fractures[42C2, 42C3(i)] with any one of the lines follow the above AO type.
Fresh fractures less than 3 weeks of trauma.
Exclusion Criteria
Patient refusal to give consent.
Fracture line extending into intra articular surface.
Open fractures deemed unfit for nailing.
Wound or Infection over the nail insertion site.
General contraindications for the surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Radiological union, alignment and Functional outcomes by SF-36 score, Johner and Wruhs criteria score, visual analogue score and complications.Timepoint: 24 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional outcomes by SF-36 score, Johner and Wruhs criteria score, visual analogue score and complications.Timepoint: 24 weeks