CompletedNot Applicable

Femur Transtrochanteric Fractures Treated With Dynamic Hip Screw and Calcium Sulfate Scaffold.

36 participantsStarted 2015-04-01

Plain-language summary

This is a randomised prospective comparison study to evaluate the incidence of cut - out failure of the dynamic hip screw implant alone compared to the dynamic hip screw adding calcium sulfate through the cervical canal before placing the sliding screw for improvement of the implant stability integration and bone healing.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients between 65 and 80 years old * Patients classified as 31A1.3 and all 31A2 by the Orthopaedic Trauma Association classification system. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with stable hip fractures * Participants who do not accept the randomization process * patients who do not complete follow-up during the study

What they're measuring

Incidence of cut - out failure of the dynamic hip screw implant in unstable transtrochanteric fractures

Timeframe: 12 weeks for each patient

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05091359

SponsorHospital Regional Tlalnepantla

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-06-01

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