Plate augmentation for treatment of tibial or femoral nonunion after intramedullary nailing
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Injury, Occupational Diseases, PoisoningOrthopaedics
- Registration Number
- PACTR201811610843236
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Results showed that bony union was achieved in all patients of group I in 5.4 months (range: 3–7). In group II, nonunion persisted in 4 out of 26 patients; and all these cases were comminuted fractures with oligotrophic nonunion. Average operative time was 76.3 minutes in group I, while in group II it was 56.1. The average blood loss was 237 ml and 188ml in group I and II respectively.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria in the two groups were adult patient with aseptic non-union of femoral or tibial shaft fracture after intramedullary nailing.
Exclusion Criteria
Septic non-union
children
recent fractures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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