Pediatric Hip Plate Versus Cannulated Screw in Pediatric Femoral Neck Fracture

Completed

• Conditions: Femoral Neck Fractures
• Interventions: Procedure: Cannulated screw; Procedure: Pediatric hip plate

• Registration Number: NCT02803983
• Lead Sponsor: The Fuzhou No 2 Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the early postoperative radiologic and clinical outcomes of pediatric hip plate and cannulated screw fixation in pediatric femoral neck fracture (Delbet type II and Delbet type III).

Detailed Description

The children aged 3 to 14 years with femoral neck fracture that were treated with pediatric hip plate and cannulated screw fixation.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2016-06
• Study Start: 2016-06
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study Completion: 2016-06
• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-14
• Study First Posted: 2016-06-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2018-02-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with fractures that met these criteria, underwent definitive surgery and had complete clinical and radiographic follow up until fracture union at either institution were included in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Pathologic fractures, and fractures in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta, neuromuscular disorders or any systemic disease that was associated with a predisposition to fractures or altered fracture healing were excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cannulated screw	Cannulated screw	The children were treated with cannulated screw.
Pediatric hip plate	Pediatric hip plate	The children were treated with pediatric hip plate.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Radiographic union	Through study completion, an average of 0.5 year.	The time of radiographic union.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Ratliff classification standard score	Through study completion, an average of 1 year.	Ratliff classification standard score was administered to determine the pain, function, activity and radiographic change.