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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12611000397910
ACTRN12611000397910
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In patients with syndesmosis screw fixation for ankle fracture diastasis, is removal of the syndesmosis screws at 3 months post surgery more effective than no screw removal in terms of functional outcomes?

Middlemore Hospital0 sites100 target enrollmentApril 15, 2011

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Ankle fractures requiring syndesmosis screw fixation.
Sponsor
Middlemore Hospital
Enrollment
100
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 15, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Middlemore Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or female patients; greater than or equal to 16 years of age; ankle fracture with diastasis for planned syndesmosis screw fixation; AP, lateral and mortise X\-ray views of the ankle taken preoperatively; closed fractures; consent form signed.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Ankle fractures not requiring syndesmosis screw fixation; compound fractures; pathologic fractures; fracture in a polytraumatised patient; fracture of a bone in the same lower limb (other than ankle fracture complex); patients \> 65 years of age; past history of fracture or significant injury or disability of the same ankle; medical conditions too serious for surgery; patients who are unfit to consent; pregnant women.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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