A clinical trial to study the outcome of two procedures in fixing calcaneal ( heel bone ) fractures - open method vs minimally invasive method
Phase 2
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2010/091/001370
- Lead Sponsor
- all india institute of medical sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
?Displaced Intra articular calcaneal fracture
?Patients age < 60 years of age
?Bilateral calcaneal fractures are also included under the study
?Fracture should be < 3 weeks old
?Informed written consent of the patient for the study
Exclusion Criteria
?Patient age > 60 years of age
?Cases in which there is sensory/motor loss in bilateral lower limbs like assosciated head injury or paraplegia
?Undisplaced fractures ( Saunders type 1 )
?Extra articular fractures
?Pathological fractures
?Open fractures
?Presence of peripheral vascular disease
?Skin infection
?Fractures developing compartment syndrome
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Creighton-Nebraska health foundation assessment score for fractures of calcaneumTimepoint: 6weeks, 3 months, 6 months & 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Radiological Outcome<br>Bohlers angle & Gissanes angle in radiograph<br>Score analysis of Verona in computerised axial tomography<br>Timepoint: Pre operative & Post operative