Full weight bearing after acetabular fractures: A proof of concept study
Completed
- Conditions
- 10005944Acetabular fracture
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON47224
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
- Aged between 18 and 65 years
- Operatively treated acetabular fracture
- Mentally competent
- Capable to speak, read and understand Dutch
- Given oral and written informed consent
- surgical treatment of displaced acetabular fracture
Exclusion Criteria
- Females who are pregnant, or suspected to be pregnant
- BMI > 35
- A history of an acetabular or pelvic fracture in the past
- Patients with pelvic fractures besides there acetabular fracture
- Fractures in the legs or spine or other injuries that may hinder normal
rehabilitation
- Known osteoporoses, defined by a DEXA scan
- Suspected osteoporoses on X-ray
- Intra operatively observed poor bone quality and/or insufficient bone stock
for firm osteosynthese observed by the surgeon
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary endpoint:<br /><br>Fracture dislocation measured in mm by Low Dose CT-scan. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary endpoint:<br /><br>Functional status 12 weeks post surgery, measured by the Merle d*aubigné<br /><br>score<br /><br>General heath 12 weeks post surgery, measured by the SF-36</p><br>