NCT00610701

Lateral Versus Anterior Spanning External Fixator for Tibial Plateau Fractures

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Missouri-Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate patients with tibial plateau fractures.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate patients with tibial plateau fractures. The goal is to compare the differences between anteriorly placed (front of leg) femoral external fixator pins and laterally placed (side of leg) femoral external fixator pins. Specifically, we are evaluating how this placement affects the quadriceps muscle and knee function. The parameters that will be assessed are knee function, pain, and range of motion.

Conditions

• Fractures, Closed

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Anterior pin placement	Anteriorly-placed (front of the leg) femoral external fixator pins
DEVICE	Lateral pin placement	Laterally-placed (side of the leg) femoral external fixator pind

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-03-01
• Primary completion: 2012-08-01
• Completion: 2014-02-01
• First posted: 2008-02-08
• Last updated: 2017-07-24
• Results posted: 2014-09-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States