Prospective Biomechanical Analysis of Donor-site Morbidity Following Microvascular Fibula Transplantation in 27 Consecutive Cases: a Clinical Cohort Study.

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf0 sites27 target enrollmentSeptember 2011

ConditionsPostoperative Complications

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Postoperative Complications
Sponsor: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Enrollment: 27
Primary Endpoint: Change in Esslinger Fitness Index
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Pre- and postoperatively patients who underwent free fibula flap were examined regarding donor-site morbidity of the lower extremities.

Detailed Description

27 patients are examined before and after microsurgical fibula flap performed at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 2011

End Date

June 2014

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Carsten Rendenbach

Resident, Researcher

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Planned continuity interrupting mandible resection
•Planned mandible reconstruction with free fibula flap
•Informed consent
•Procedure performed at University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf

Exclusion Criteria

•Preexisting pathology/disease of the lower limbs or back (angiologic, neurologic, orthopedic)
•Musculosceletal pain at the time of study enrollment

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Esslinger Fitness Index

Time Frame: 1 day before fibula transplantation and 8.3 months postoperatively on average

Jumping Mechanography, Functional Assessment on Leonardo Mechanograph GFRP

Secondary Outcomes

Range of Motion(1 day before fibula transplantation and 8.3 months postoperatively on average)
AOFAS Score(1 day before fibula transplantation and 8.3 months postoperatively on average)
Balance Test(1 day before fibula transplantation and 8.3 months postoperatively on average)