Union Rate of Transverse Tibia Fracture

University of Washington

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Closed Transverse Fracture of Shaft of Tibia

Treatments: Device: Standard Backslapping; Device: Dynamic Locking with Backslapping; Device: Conventional Compression

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03042533

STUDY00001680

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will compare the three methods of seating a tibial nail - Backslapping or Backslapping with Dynamic Locking or Internal Compression.

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Closed Tibia Shaft Fracture Treated with an IMN

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to consent due to language
• Unlikely to follow-up for one year

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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9 participants in 3 patient groups

Conventional Compression

Active Comparator group

Description:

Nail will be seated using conventional compression technique

Treatment:

Device: Conventional Compression

Standard Backslapping

Active Comparator group

Description:

Nail will be seated using standard backslapping technique

Treatment:

Device: Standard Backslapping

Dynamic Locking with Backslapping

Active Comparator group

Description:

Nail will be seated using backslapping with dynamic locking

Treatment:

Device: Dynamic Locking with Backslapping