Illizarov Fixation in Open Type III (A&B) Pediatric and Adolescent Tibial Shaft Fractures (NCT05448053) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Illizarov Fixation in Open Type III (A&B) Pediatric and Adolescent Tibial Shaft Fractures
Egypt30 participantsStarted 2022-01-01
Plain-language summary
The Ilizarov method is our usual treatment of choice for open, complex, physeal or unstable fractures and for patients in whom non-operative or other treatments have failed .
Who can participate
Age range8 Years – 16 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 8-16 years old.
* Diagnosed to have open grade IIIA and IIIB tibial fracture according to Gustilo-Anderson fracture classification system.
* Fractures of the shaft of the tibia or distal tibial fractures involving the ankle joint and were complicated by bone and/or soft-tissue loss of more than 3 cm.
* An external fixator could be placed in the proximal lower extremity, distal lower extremity, or foot, and normal bone segments available for osteotomy.
* Admitted in the duration between 1st of January 2022 until end of December 2023.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients requiring free flap or local flap transfer to close the wound.
* Open grade IIIC tibial fractures (with vascular injury).
* Loss to follow-up.