Status:

COMPLETED

Comminuted Fractures of the Midshaft of the Tibia; (Interlocking Nail +/- Blocking Screws or Locked Plating With Predicted Distribution of Locking Screws) Choice Based on Finite Element Analysis Correlated With Clinical Outcome and Union.

Lead Sponsor:

Cairo University

Conditions:

Comminuted Fracture Tibia

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-45 years

Brief Summary

study is to assess the clinical and radiological results of Comminuted fractures of the midshaft of the tibia; treated with interlocking nail +/- blocking screws or locked plating with predicted distr...

Detailed Description

FE analyses will be performed using the finite element code COSMOS/M. The three-dimensional "lower leg" FE model (LL FE model) will be used included the tibia and the fibula. The bony structures will ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients with closed comminuted fractures of the midshaft of the tibia
  • patients with age ranging from 25 to 45 years old

Exclusion

  • 1- Simple fractures of the midshaft of the tibia. 2- patients with open comminuted fractures of the midshaft of the tibia. 3- critical and ICU patients. 4- patients with ipsilateral lower limb fractures.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 5 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 2 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04388462

Start Date

January 5 2018

End Date

May 2 2020

Last Update

May 14 2020

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Sahar

Cairo, Egypt, 11431