Plate augmentation for treatment of tibial or femoral nonunion after intramedullary nailing

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Orthopaedics

• 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

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-11-18
• Results First Posted: 2018-11-20
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

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

Name	Time	Method
Clinical and radiographic bony union

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The range of hip and knee motion