Acceleration tibial open and/or comminuted fracture healing by low-intensity pulsed ultrasound.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Open and/or comminuted tibial shaft fracture
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000007471
- Lead Sponsor
- The Japanese Research Society of Ultrasound Stimulation for Fracture Repair
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 350
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with any fractures in the other site(*) than tibial diaphysis, or bilateral tibial shaft fractures. 2. Judged as not applicable by the investigator. *) Ipsilateral fibular fracture and extension of fracture line to metaphysis and epiphysis, are not included as "the other side".
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time period between invasive surgery for definitive fixation and complete fracture healing.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. The rate of fracture healing at 3, 6, 9, and 12months after invasive surgery for definitive fixation. 2. Time perid of crutch/orthosis use.