Clinical Experience With the Hindfoot Arthrodesis Nail for the Surgical Treatment of Ankle and Hindfoot Pathologies
- Conditions
- Hindfoot ArthrodesisHindfoot Pathologies
- Registration Number
- NCT00942032
- Lead Sponsor
- AO Clinical Investigation and Publishing Documentation
- Brief Summary
The aim of this observational study is to collect and evaluate the current clinical experience gained from the Hindfoot Arthrodesis Nail (HAN) for ankle and hindfoot fusions.
- Detailed Description
The HAN (Synthes) is a newly designed, titanium nail for trans-calcaneal, retrograde hindfoot fusion. The lateral bend allows an entry site in the center of the lateral column of the calcaneus, thus minimizing the risk of iatrogenic injury of the plantar neurovascular bundle.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 39
- HAN fusion procedure ≥ 12 months before entering the study.
- Written or oral informed consent.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The aim of this observational study is to collect and evaluate the current clinical experience gained from the Hindfoot Arthrodesis Nail (HAN) for ankle and hindfoot fusions. More than 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Technical and surgical details Patient-centered endpoints (e.g., function as assessed by AAOS Foot and Ankle Outcomes Questionnaire (AAOS-FAOQ) score and the SF-36 Health Survey) More than 1 year
Trial Locations
- Locations (7)
Eisenhower Medical Center
🇺🇸Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Stockholms Fotkirurgklinik Sophiahemmet
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden
Harborview Medical Center
🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States
Medical University of South Carolina
🇺🇸Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers
🇫🇷Angers, France
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus
🇩🇪Dresden, Germany
Charité Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany