Pediatric Hip Plate Versus Cannulated Screw in Pediatric Femoral Neck Fracture (PFNF)

The Fuzhou No 2 Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Femoral Neck Fractures

Treatments: Procedure: Cannulated screw; Procedure: Pediatric hip plate

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02803983

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the early postoperative radiologic and clinical outcomes of pediatric hip plate and cannulated screw fixation in pediatric femoral neck fracture (Delbet type II and Delbet type III).

Full description

The children aged 3 to 14 years with femoral neck fracture that were treated with pediatric hip plate and cannulated screw fixation.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with fractures that met these criteria, underwent definitive surgery and had complete clinical and radiographic follow up until fracture union at either institution were included in this study.

Exclusion criteria

• Pathologic fractures, and fractures in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta, neuromuscular disorders or any systemic disease that was associated with a predisposition to fractures or altered fracture healing were excluded.

Trial design

30 participants in 2 patient groups

Pediatric hip plate

Description:

The children were treated with pediatric hip plate.

Treatment:

Procedure: Pediatric hip plate

Cannulated screw

Description:

The children were treated with cannulated screw.

Treatment:

Procedure: Cannulated screw