Status:
COMPLETED
Trochanteric Fractures - How to Improve the Results of Reduction and Implant Positioning
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Conditions:
Hip Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
This prospective study (including patients with an intertrochanteric or subtrochanteric fractures type 31A1, 31A2 and 31A3) is to assess the effect of an educational intervention for operating surgeon...
Detailed Description
Intertrochanteric fractures are one of the most frequent fracture type in the elderly population usually occurring in patients older than 60 years of age. Almost all fractures are treated operatively ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients presenting with an intertrochanteric fracture type 31A1 or 31A2 or subtrochanteric fracture type 31A3
- Surgeon must have completed the teaching video on how to evaluate intraoperatively the fracture, the reduction and the implant positioning and complete the reduction algorithm documenting that all intraoperative steps have been correctly accomplished
Exclusion
- Patients operated without adherence to the reduction algorithm
- Patients operated by surgeons who did not attend the teaching session
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 8 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03875443
Start Date
January 8 2020
End Date
December 31 2021
Last Update
January 19 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland, 4031