RecruitingNot Applicable

Distal Femur Fx: ORIF(Open Reduction and Internal Fixation) vs DFR (Distal Femur Replacement Total Knee Arthroplasty)

United States100 participantsStarted 2023-04-12

Plain-language summary

Supracondylar femur periprosthetic fractures about a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are a catastrophic and challenging complication of TKA and unfortunately are increasing in incidence. Fixation of these fractures can be challenging due to altered anatomy for the TKA and the presence of the metallic femoral component and have a relatively high complication rate. As a result, some surgeons elect to treat these fractures with a distal femur replacement total knee arthroplasty (DFR). The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate periprosthetic femur fractures treated with ORIF or DFR and compare various outcomes measures (Get up and go times, KOOS Jr score)

Who can participate

Age range55 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * English speaking patients * 55 years or older with Su Type II or Su Type III periprosthetic femur fractures or OTA/OA 33C or 338/3 native knee distal femur fracturing requiring surgical intervention and are medically fit to undergo surgical intervention Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with an active total knee prosthetic infection * Patients unable to undergo surgical intervention * Patient with an open fracture * Non-English-speaking patients * Oncologic/pathologic fracture * Poly-trauma patient (or other associated major orthopaedic injuries)

What they're measuring

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of distal femur fracture

Timeframe: Up to 2 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05792189

SponsorUniversity of Florida

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2029-04-01

Contact for this trial

Matthew Patrick, MD

352-273-7188 patrimr@ortho.ufl.edu