Use of a Radiopaque Localizer Grid and Methylene Blue Staining as an Aid to Reduce Radiation Exposure

Chongqing Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bone Diseases

Treatments: Radiation: surgical treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02969005

ChongqingMUCH

Details and patient eligibility

About

Localization of small femur lesions for resection can be challenging and may be associated with the need for significant fluoroscopic imaging and tissue dissection.

Full description

This study was performed to evaluate the use of a radiopaque localizer grid along with methylene blue staining for resection of small femur lesions in children, and to determine this technique's effectiveness at reducing radiation exposure and tissue injury.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 9 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with lesions <20.0 mm

Exclusion criteria

• patients with lesions >20.0 mm

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

surgery group

Experimental group

Description:

The dissection was continued into the deeper layers until the bone lesion was visualized, and the bone lesion was then thoroughly resected.

Treatment:

Radiation: surgical treatment