RecruitingNot Applicable

Transverse Pinning Versus Antegrade Intramedullary Pinning for Neck and Shaft Metatarsal Fractures

Egypt40 participantsStarted 2026-02-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of this prospective randomized controlled clinical trial study is to compare clinical, functional and radiological results of transverse pinning and antegrade intramedullary pinning for neck and shaft metatarsal fractures

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * ⦁ Age ≥ 18 years. * Both sexes. * Displaced metatarsal neck or shaft fractures. * Unstable fracture for which reduction could not be maintained after closed reduction. * Open fractures Exclusion Criteria: * ⦁ Fractures combined with Lisfranc injury. * Other concomitant fractures. * Non displaced fracture

What they're measuring

⦁ Time to bone union

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07528092

SponsorSohag University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-11

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