Femoral frACturEs and COVID-19. (FACE COVID-19)

I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Femur Fracture; Covid19; Fragility Fracture

Treatments: Other: COVID-19

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04657510

FACE COVID-19

Details and patient eligibility

About

Retrospective cohort study comparing the early prognosis after surgically-treated proximal femur fragility fractures in patients affected and not affected by COVID-19.

Enrollment: 140 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥45 years
• Admitted to IRCCS Orthopaedic Institute Galeazzi for proximal femur fractures from march 2020 to april 2020.
• Tested for COVID-19 through naso-pharyngeal swab analized with RT-PCR

Exclusion criteria

• Age <45 years
• Not tested for SARS-CoV-2
• Other fractures (including bilateral proximal femur fractures)

Trial design

140 participants in 2 patient groups

Proximal femur fracture AND COVID-19

Description:

Surgical treatment of femur fracture

Treatment:

Other: COVID-19

Proximal femur fracture NO COVID

Description:

Surgical treatment of femur fracture

Treatment:

Other: COVID-19