Depuy Synthes Lower Extremity Shaft Nail Registry

NCT ID: NCT05272631

Last Updated: 2025-11-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

250 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-05-04

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this post-market registry is to monitor the clinical safety and performance (union rates and time to union) of two DePuy Synthes lower extremity shaft nails: RFN-Advanced Retrograde Femoral Nailing System (RFNA) and TN-Advanced Tibial Nailing System (TNA) in participants who have experienced femoral or tibial fractures, respectively, requiring fixation and stabilization or who require a revision due to a malunion or a nonunion.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Femoral Fractures Tibial Fractures

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Retrograde Femoral Nail Advanced (RFNA) Cohort

Participants with a distal femur or femoral shaft fracture or who require revision due to a malunion or nonunion will undergo surgery with RFNA based on surgeon's decision and the site's standard of care (SOC). Participants with impending pathologic fracture are also included.

Retrograde Femoral Nail Advanced

Intervention Type DEVICE

No drug will be given as part of this study. Participant will undergo surgery with RFNA based on the surgeon's decision and the site's SOC.

Tibial Nail Advanced (TNA) Cohort

Participants with open or closed, proximal, distal or shaft fractures of the tibia, or who require revision due to a malunion or nonunion will undergo surgery with TNA based on surgeon's decision and the site's SOC.

Tibial Nail Advanced

Intervention Type DEVICE

No drug will be given as part of this study. Participant will undergo surgery with TNA based on the surgeon's decision and the site's SOC.

Interventions

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Retrograde Femoral Nail Advanced

No drug will be given as part of this study. Participant will undergo surgery with RFNA based on the surgeon's decision and the site's SOC.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Tibial Nail Advanced

No drug will be given as part of this study. Participant will undergo surgery with TNA based on the surgeon's decision and the site's SOC.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Skeletally mature adults age greater than or equal to (\>=) 22 years (Retrograde Femoral Nail Advanced \[RFNA\], Tibial Nail Advanced \[TNA\]) and adolescents 12-21 years of age in which the growth plates have fused (TNA only)
* Participant receives an RFNA and/or TNA based on a diagnosis of open or closed, unilateral or bilateral femoral shaft or distal femur fracture (RFNA); unilateral or bilateral tibial fracture (TNA); revision of malunion or nonunion of previous fracture, or impending pathologic fracture (RFNA only) that will be treated operatively as part of standard of care. In addition, the following will be included: a) RFNA only: femoral shaft or distal femur fracture can be periprosthetic (PPFx) fracture after total or unicondylar knee arthroplasty, or total or hemi hip arthroplasty requiring nail osteosynthesis
* Participant (legally authorized representative if participant is a minor) voluntarily signs the Institutional Review Board (IRB)/ Ethics committee (EC) approved consent form
* Participant must be able to read and understand questions and responses in an available translated language for patient reported outcomes (PROs)

Exclusion Criteria

* Participation in any other medical device or medicinal product study within the previous month. Participation in observational studies is allowed
* In the opinion of the Principal Investigator, participant is unable to comply with the requirements of the Registry
* Participant has known allergies to implant components
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Clinical Trial

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Locations

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Orthopedic Research Foundation, Inc

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Michigan Medicine; University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Wake Forest Baptist Health

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

JPS Health Network

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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He GC, Wang HS, Wang QF, Chen ZH, Cai XH. Effect of minimally invasive percutaneous plates versus interlocking intramedullary nailing in tibial shaft treatment for fractures in adults: a meta-analysis. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2014;69(4):234-40. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2014(04)03.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24714830 (View on PubMed)

Lee C, Zoller SD, Perdue PW Jr, Nascone JW. Pearls and Pitfalls With Intramedullary Nailing of Proximal Tibia Fractures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020 Jan 15;28(2):66-73. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-18-00765.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31884503 (View on PubMed)

Meena RC, Meena UK, Gupta GL, Gahlot N, Gaba S. Intramedullary nailing versus proximal plating in the management of closed extra-articular proximal tibial fracture: a randomized controlled trial. J Orthop Traumatol. 2015 Sep;16(3):203-8. doi: 10.1007/s10195-014-0332-9. Epub 2015 Jan 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25588847 (View on PubMed)

Beak P, Moudhgalya S, Anderson T, Hing CB. Painful locking screws with tibial nailing, an underestimated complication. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2019 Dec;29(8):1795-1799. doi: 10.1007/s00590-019-02501-8. Epub 2019 Jul 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31312954 (View on PubMed)

Byun SE, Shon HC, Park JH, Oh HK, Cho YH, Kim JW, Sim JA. Incidence and risk factors of knee injuries associated with ipsilateral femoral shaft fractures: A multicentre retrospective analysis of 429 femoral shaft injuries. Injury. 2018 Aug;49(8):1602-1606. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.06.006. Epub 2018 Jun 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29887503 (View on PubMed)

Capone A, Congia S, Civinini R, Marongiu G. Periprosthetic fractures: epidemiology and current treatment. Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab. 2017 May-Aug;14(2):189-196. doi: 10.11138/ccmbm/2017.14.1.189. Epub 2017 Oct 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29263732 (View on PubMed)

Cereijo C, Attum B, Rodriguez-Buitrago A, Jahangir AA, Obremskey W. Intramedullary Nail Fixation of Tibial Shaft Fractures: Suprapatellar Approach. JBJS Essent Surg Tech. 2018 Sep 12;8(3):e24. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.ST.17.00063. eCollection 2018 Sep 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30588369 (View on PubMed)

Court-Brown CM, Caesar B. Epidemiology of adult fractures: A review. Injury. 2006 Aug;37(8):691-7. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.04.130. Epub 2006 Jun 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16814787 (View on PubMed)

Court-Brown CM. The epidemiology of fractures and dislocations. In: Court-Brown CM, Heckman JD, Mcqueen MM, et al, eds. Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015:59-108

Reference Type BACKGROUND

EQ-5D-5L User Guide, EuroQol Research Foundation 2019; Version 3.0 Updated Sept. 2019

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Finkemeier, C et al. (2020a, August 30). RFN-Advanced Retrograde Femoral Nailing System. https://approvedsolutions.aofoundation.org/approvedsolutionsfolder/2020/rfn-advancedretrograde- femoral-nailing-system#tab=details TN- Advanced Tibial Nailing System https://approvedsolutions.aofoundation.org/approvedsolutionsfolder/2020/t -advanced-tibialnailing- system#tab=details;

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Finkemeier, C et al. (2020b, November 24) Advanced Nailing System. AO Innovations Magazine 2020. https://issuu.com/aofoundation/docs/aoe_tc_innovations_24_11_2020_final

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Oak SR, Strnad GJ, Bena J, Farrow LD, Parker RD, Jones MH, Spindler KP. Responsiveness Comparison of the EQ-5D, PROMIS Global Health, and VR-12 Questionnaires in Knee Arthroscopy. Orthop J Sports Med. 2016 Dec 17;4(12):2325967116674714. doi: 10.1177/2325967116674714. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28210645 (View on PubMed)

Rodriguez EK, Boulton C, Weaver MJ, Herder LM, Morgan JH, Chacko AT, Appleton PT, Zurakowski D, Vrahas MS. Predictive factors of distal femoral fracture nonunion after lateral locked plating: a retrospective multicenter case-control study of 283 fractures. Injury. 2014 Mar;45(3):554-9. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.10.042. Epub 2013 Nov 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24275357 (View on PubMed)

Yoon BH, Park IK, Kim Y, Oh HK, Choo SK, Sung YB. Incidence of nonunion after surgery of distal femoral fractures using contemporary fixation device: a meta-analysis. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021 Feb;141(2):225-233. doi: 10.1007/s00402-020-03463-x. Epub 2020 May 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32388648 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DST202103

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

DST202103

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id