Intramedullary Nailing of Tibia Fractures

NCT ID: NCT01797640

Last Updated: 2015-07-09

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 90 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2015-04-30

Brief Summary

Currently, the treatment of choice for tibial fracture is intramedullary nailing. This procedure has been shown to have low rates of infection, high rates of bone healing, and a faster return to weight bearing and activity in comparison to conservative treatment. In concurrent fractures of the posterior or medial malleolus and the tibia, it is now common to identify, reduce, and fix the malleolar fracture prior to intramedullary nailing of the tibia. In this retrospective study, our aim is to establish that reducing malleolar fractures prior to tibial nailing is a safe treatment in which the reduction of the malleolus is maintained intraoperatively, postoperatively, and remains reduced until the fracture has healed.

Conditions

Tibial Fractures; Malleolar Fractures

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients, 18+ years of age, that have been treated at the University of Utah over the past five years for tibial fracture combined with medial or posterior malleolar fracture.

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 95 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Utah

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Eric Kubiak

M.D.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Erik Kubiak

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Orthopedic Surgery Operations

Locations

University of Utah Orthopedics Center

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

50553

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id