Evaluation of the Change in Length of the Leg in Children After Treatment of Femur Fractures.

Hadassah Medical Center

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Fractures

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00355420

LLD01-HMO-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Femur fractures are a common injury in the Pediatric population. Despite their high incidence little do we know about the long term implications on the bones' length. Our main goal is to clarify this obscure issue by assessing the femoral and tibial length as determined by the fractures, measuring techniques and treatment modalities

Sex: All

Ages: Under 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males between the ages 0-16.
• Females between the ages 0-14.
• Signed Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• A refusal by the patient or his legal guardian to continue the follow-up with the
• Pediatric Orthopedic clinic, or to have the CT scanograms.
• Patients with severe contractures in the lower extremities
• Patients with multiple lower extremity fractures
• Pregnancy