Removal Wichita Fusion Nail After Knee Arthrodesis

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Status: Completed

Conditions: Removal Wichita Fusion Nail After Knee Arthrodesis

Treatments: Procedure: Proposed technique for removal of the Wichita Fusion Nail

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02045615

S56066

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to make clear how difficult it is to remove osteosynthesis materials afterwards, so surgeons will think twice before inserting intramedullary nails. Also it offers an alternative methode to remove the Wichita Fusion Nail after arthrodesis has become.

Enrollment: 4 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Extraction of Wichita Fusion Nail

Exclusion criteria

• All other kinds of intramedullairy nails used to become a solid knee arhrodesis

Trial design

4 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional

Description:

Conventional technique for Wichita nail extraction

New

Description:

Proposed technique for Wichita nail extraction

Treatment:

Procedure: Proposed technique for removal of the Wichita Fusion Nail