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Clinical and surgical parameters can be combined to predict how long it will take a tibia fracture to heal

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Patients who had suffered a tibia fracture.
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Tibia fracture
Registration Number
ISRCTN10831351
Lead Sponsor
IGEA SpA
Brief Summary

2018 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29854729/ (added 26/11/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
363
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with post-traumatic fractures type 41-A and B, 42-A-B and C, 43-A and B according to AO classification
2. Fracture treatment within 3 days from trauma
3. Patient age >18 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Fractures involving the tibia plateau and malleolar fractures
2. Patients with autoimmune diseases or neoplasia
3. Patients who could not return to the treating centre for follow-up visits

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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