CompletedNot Applicable

Intramedullary Nailing vs External Ring Fixation for the Treatment of Tibial Shaft Fractures

Denmark67 participantsStarted 2019-11-01

Plain-language summary

This study is a multicenter pragmatic assessor blinded randomized and prospective clinical trial in which standard intramedullary nailing is compared with external ring fixator for patients with tibial shaft fractures.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Fracture of the tibial shaft * OTA classification Type: 42-A1-A3, -B1-B3 and -C1-C3 * The fracture type is deemed operable by intramedullary nail Exclusion Criteria: * Below 18 years of age * Open fracture * History of severe systemic diseases or cancer * Bilateral tibial shaft fracture * Multi fracture patients * Pregnancy * Patients without gait function prior to fracture

What they're measuring

The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score - sport (KOOS Sport)

Timeframe: 12 month follow up

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03945669

SponsorAalborg University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-06-24

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