Can we improve healing in broken shin bones by changing the settings on the surgical frame that is normally used to fix these injuries?

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• Conditions: Adult patients with tibial fractures; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16465304
• Lead Sponsor: Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-05-21
• Last Update Posted: 2 May 2022
• Study Completion: 2024-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients 16 years or older
2. Isolated unilateral or bilateral 41A & B, 42A B&C and 43 A tibial fractures
3. Traverse fractures, short oblique, and fractures with single butterfly
4. Where the treating surgeon believes the patients will benefit from surgical stabilisation

Exclusion Criteria

1. More the 28 days since fracture
2. Polytrauma - closed head injury, spinal fractures, pelvis/acetabular fractures, floating knee, femoral fractures, foot/ankle fractures or dislocations, knee dislocation or ligamentous injuries
3. Comminuted and segmental fractures
4. Previous failed fixation
5. Pathologic fracture
6. Patient is/would be unable to understand instructions for treatment
7. Patient declines consent to participate
8. Pregnant

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified