Comparison of Interlock Nailing Versus Dynamic Compression Plating in Transverse Fractures of Tibia

District Headquarters Teaching Hospital Sahiwal

Status: Completed

Conditions: Transverse Fracture of Shaft of Tibia

Treatments: Device: DCP

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04958564

DHQTHS

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study aims to compare two treatment modalities for treatment of transverse fractures of tibia. One is Intramedullary interlocking nail and the other is dynamic compression plate.

Full description

This study is a comparison of two devices used to teat transverse fractures of tibia and these include intra medullary rod popularly known as intra medullary nail and the second is a weight bearing device know as dynamic compression plate which is fixed with screws to diaphyseal segment of bone.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with closed transverse tibial fractures

Exclusion criteria

• Patients unsuitable for surgical intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

group interlock

Active Comparator group

Description:

Intra medullary device used to treat tibial shaft fractures

Treatment:

Device: DCP

group DCP (dynamic compression plate)

Active Comparator group

Description:

dynamic compression plate used to treat tibial shaft fractures

Treatment:

Device: DCP