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CompletedNCT01112605

Standard Deviation of the Distance Between the Sural Nerve and Achilles Tendon by Ultrasound

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
50 (estimated)
Sponsor
Meir Medical Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to define the standardization of the distance between the Sural nerve \& Achilles tendon, in otherwise healthy persons and athletes.

Detailed description

The distance between the two anatomic structures is measured by US and data is analyzed to define the standardized distance in the population in order to avoid damage to the sural nerve while repairing an Achilles tendon rupture using the percutaneous methode.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2010-04-01
Primary completion
2010-05-01
Completion
2010-05-01
First posted
2010-04-28
Last updated
2011-07-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01112605. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.