Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03272243
Short Segment vs Long Segment Fixation in Traumatic Dorsolumbar Spine Fractures
Short Segment Posterior Fixation With Index Level Screws Versus Long Segment Posterior Fixation for Thoracolumbar Spine Fracture: Angle of Correction and Pain
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 91 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
A prospective study included 91 patients, who had single level thoracolumbar fracture with Cobb's angle ≤ 25⁰, underwent posterior fixation. Forty four patients underwent short segment fixation with screws into the index level, and 47 patients underwent long segment fixation with skipped index level. The angle of correction, pain, and neurological state were regularly assessed
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | short segment posterior spine fixation | |
| PROCEDURE | long segment posterior spine fixation |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-02-28
- Completion
- 2016-11-30
- First posted
- 2017-09-05
- Last updated
- 2017-09-06
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03272243. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.