Feasibility of Ilizarov frame fiXation for closed Tibial fractures in Sierra Leone

College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 40 人开始时间: 2019年1月21日最近更新: 2023年5月29日

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•1. Aged 18 years or older
•2. Able to provide written informed consent
•3. Diagnosis of a closed diaphyseal tibial fracture with no intraarticular extension, and amenable to limb-sparing surgery following radiographic investigation
•4. Fractures must have an angular deformity of 10 degrees or greater, or a displacement of greater than 50% in any plane at entry into the trial
•5. Fracture sustained within 3 weeks of eligibility assessment
•6. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status =3
•7. Capable of completing required questionnaires at time of consent

•1. Open fractures
•2. Undisplaced fractures
•3. Concurrent fractures of any bone requiring operative or traction management (concurrent fracture of the ipsilateral fibular is permitted)
•4. Pre-existing diabetes via finger prick capillary blood glucose check
•5. Pre-existing neuropathy via clinical examination of a doctor
•6. Pre-operative compartment syndrome via clinical examination of a doctor
•7. Sickle cell disease by past medical history
•8. Immunosuppression by past medical history
•9. Pathological fractures by radiographic and clinical examination
•10. Lower limb lymphatic filariasis by clinical examination
•11. Any previous involvement in the before or after arm of the trial
•12. Patients who reside outside of the Western region catchment area

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College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences