NCT06003595

Long-term Outcome After Removal of Rib Stabilization Hardware in Patients With Blunt Chest Trauma

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main study objective is to evaluate the long-term outcome in a prospective follow-up visit of patients who underwent hardware removal after surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) after a blunt chest trauma .

Detailed description

Potential of surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) to improve clinical outcomes in patients has been demonstrated with increasing interest of surgeons in this procedure and indications for SSRF expanding. Some reports found signals for hardware removal after SSRF such as hardware failure, infections and persisting pain. There is currently lack of studies collecting systematically long-term outcomes after SSRF hardware removal. For that reason, this project presents the retrospective case series of patients with removal of osteosynthetic material after rib stabilisation treated at Department of Thoracic Surgery of the University Hospital Basel (USB). The recovery of these patients will be reviewed and a prospective evaluation of long-term outcomes will be done. The aim is to provide an insight and implications for treatment strategies of future patients. Most of the collected patient data are retrospective data. One prospective follow-up visit inclusive a health survey per patient will be performed.

Conditions

• Rib Fractures

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Data collection on patient reported long-term outcome of SSRF hardware removal	One prospective follow-up visit will be performed. On this visit the patient reported long-term outcome will be documented through a health survey.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-04
• Primary completion: 2024-01-08
• Completion: 2024-01-08
• First posted: 2023-08-22
• Last updated: 2025-05-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland