Study of Tibial Shaft Fracture Fixation: Intramedullary Nailing Comparing With Dynamic Compression Plate

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Tibial Shaft Fracture

Treatments: Procedure: Dynamic Compression Plate; Procedure: Unreamed intramedullary nailing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01190709

ASD-1213-6

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine which surgical approach is better for treatment of tibial shaft fracture

Full description

Tibial fracture is more common fracture. We aimed to compare unreamed intramedullary nailing (UTN) and dynamic compression plate (DCP) with regard to fracture healing and complications in patients with closed tibial shaft fractures.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patient with tibial shaft fracture

Exclusion criteria

• nothing

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

unreamed Intramedullary Nailing

Other group

Description:

tibial fracture fixed with unreamed Intramedullary Nailing

Treatment:

Procedure: Unreamed intramedullary nailing

Dynamic Compression Plate

Other group

Description:

tibial fracture fixed with Dynamic Compression Plate

Treatment:

Procedure: Dynamic Compression Plate