Assessment of Bone Material Strength by Microindentation in vivo after Fracture or Surgery-related Immobilizatio
Recruiting
- Conditions
- immobilization1005254710005944material properties of bone10017322
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON43556
- Lead Sponsor
- eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 42
Inclusion Criteria
• Age above 50 years
• Recent fracture of the ankle or calcaneus or arthrodesis surgery of the foot
• Requirement of >= 6 weeks immobilization after a recently sustained fracture of the ankle or calcaneus or arthrodesis surgery of the foot
Exclusion Criteria
• Metabolic bone disease other than osteoporosis
• Active infection of the measurement site
• Recent fracture of the tibia
• Untreated endocrine disease, including hypogonadism
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method