The Effect of Percutaneous Kirschner Wire Technique in Management of CPT Under One Year Old

Hunan Children's Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Congenital Pseudarthrosis of Tibia

Treatments: Device: kirschner wire

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03257826

HN04

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of percutaneous kirschner wire in management of Congenital Pseudarthrosis of Tibia in children younger than 1 year of age. This study was to determine the union rates of congenital pseudarthrosis in children operated before 1 year of age to identify growth abnormalities in the affected limb ,including ankle valgus,tibia valgus,and shortening.

Full description

Currently, the timing of surgery for congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia is a controversial issue. The investigators use percutaneous kirschner wire technique to manage the Congenital Pseudarthrosis of Tibia in children younger than 1 year of age.To investigate the effect of percutaneous kirschner wire in management of Congenital Pseudarthrosis of Tibia in children younger than 1 year of age. Bone uion rate,average time of healing, ankle valgus, limb length discrepancy, tibia axis alignment are recorded and evaluated.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 12 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients did not undergo procedures
• Patients with Crawford type IV CPT treated with Percutaneous Kirschner wire techniques
• The age during surgery was less than 12 months old

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with pseudarthrosis of tibia caused by trauma,infection, etc

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 1 patient group

surgery

Experimental group

Description:

Percutaneous Kirschner wire

Treatment:

Device: kirschner wire