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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN12166335
ISRCTN12166335
Completed
Not Applicable

Tibial open fractures fixation - intramedullary nailing versus bridge plating: a randomized clinical trial

Federal University of Sao Paulo (Brazil)0 sites80 target enrollmentMarch 12, 2012

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Tibial open fracture
Sponsor
Federal University of Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Enrollment
80
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 12, 2012
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Federal University of Sao Paulo (Brazil)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients of both sexes
  • 2\. Adults who have growth plate closed to radiographic examination
  • 3\. Open fractures of the tibial shaft with less than 8 hours of occurrence
  • The classification used in this study for the degree of exposure of the fracture is described by Gustilo and Anderson in 1976 and modified by Gustilo, Mendoza and Williams in 1984, and will be included fractures of type I, II and IIIA.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Presence of previous traumatic or infectious lesion in the fractured tibia
  • 2\. Associated lesions which makes impossible the execution of a method or evaluation and postoperative rehabilitation
  • 3\. Chronic disease or other physical or mental conditions that preclude monitoring
  • 4\. Refusal to consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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