Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT03212768
Outcome of Low Energy Ankle Fractures
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Assiut University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Ankle fractures are among the most common osseous injuries to the lower extremity, and remain a significant source of morbidity for both the young and the elderly. Recent cross-national studies have shown a significant increase in the incidence and severity of ankle fractures among the elderly population.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Trans-syndesmotic fixation | antromedial approach for medial malleolus fractures, posterolateral or direct lateral approach for fibula fractures, direct fixation of third malleolus by posterior approach, Trans-syndesmotic fixation ,cement augmentation and Tibiotalocalcaneal fusion |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-10-01
- Completion
- 2018-12-01
- First posted
- 2017-07-11
- Last updated
- 2018-06-27
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Egypt
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03212768. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.