Titanium Elastic Nailing Versus Hip Spica Cast in Treatment of Femoral Fractures in Children

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Femoral Shaft Fracture

Treatments: Device: Hip spica casting; Procedure: titanium elastic nailing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01190696

ASD-1213-5

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine which method is better for treatment of femoral fracture in children in outcomes.

Full description

There is no consensus on treatment of closed femoral shaft fractures in children 6-12years old. We aimed to compare hip spica cast with titanium elastic nailing (TEN) in the treatment of femoral shaft fractures in children.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients 6-12 years old with femoral shaft fracture without exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

• Segmental, Winquist type III and IV comminuted fractures, previously diagnosed neuromuscular disease (e.g., cerebral palsy), metabolic bone disorders (e.g. osteomalacia), or pathological fractures.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

hip spica casting

Other group

Description:

Patients in the spica cast group treated with skeletal traction and spica cast applied for them

Treatment:

Device: Hip spica casting

titanium elasting nailing

Other group

Description:

For patients in the Titanium Elasting Nailing group, the nail applied retrogradely in femoral shaft fracture

Treatment:

Procedure: titanium elastic nailing