CompletedNot Applicable

Herbert Screw vs Lag Screw Fixation in Anterior Mandibular Fracture Treatment

Egypt12 participantsStarted 2019-10-18

Plain-language summary

14 patients having recent anterior mandibular fracture divided into two groups. Group A has 6 patients and treated using Herbert bone screw, and group B has 6 patients and treated using lag screw. Clinical follow-up was conducted after 24-hours, one, four, six, and twelve weeks. In addition, a radiographic investigation was performed after twelve weeks to estimate the mean bone density across the fracture line.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria * Patients suffering from recent, uninfected anterior mandibular fracture. * Adult patients from 20-60 years old with no gender predilection agreed to present for follow-up visits for a minimum postoperative period of 3 months. * Fracture that demands open reduction and internal fixation. Exclusion criteria * Medically compromised patients contradicting operations. * Existence of infection at the fracture line. * Pathological fracture. * An old fracture. * Completely edentulous patient

What they're measuring

Change in bone density

Timeframe: baseline and 3 months

change in pain scores

Timeframe: 24 hours, 1 week , 4 Weeks and 6 weeks

presence of Intra-fragmentary mobility

Timeframe: 24 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04719325

SponsorHams Hamed Abdelrahman

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-04-15

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