Status:
COMPLETED
Skeletal Versus Cutaneous Traction For Treatment of Femur Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Conditions:
Femur Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there are any differences in skeletal or cutaneous traction for the treatment of femur fractures.
Detailed Description
Diaphyseal femur fractures are a common occurrence in busy level one trauma centers and even in the age of damage control orthopaedics most of these fractures are fixed definitively within 24 hours. T...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient willing to consent
- 18 years of age or older
- Sustained a diaphyseal femur fracture, open or closed
- English competent
- Isolated fracture on that extremity
Exclusion
- Pathologic fracture
- Sedated patient
- Polytrauma to same extremity
- Unable or not willing to consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00916136
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
May 30 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232