Status:
COMPLETED
Prospective Trial on Trochanteric Femur Fractures Treated With or Without a Trochanter Support Plate
Lead Sponsor:
St. Olavs Hospital
Conditions:
Femoral Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Fractures just below the hip often are treated with a so called Gliding Screw and Plate (DHS). Recently a new additional plate called a Trochanter Support Plate (TSP) which attaches to the DHS has bec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical diagnosis of unstable trochanteric femur fracture.(Evans-Jensen class.3-5)
- (can include; Patients with cognitive problems (ie. dementia etc)
Exclusion
- Patients with pathological fractures
- Multitrauma patients
- Patients not able to walk before the fracture
- Under 19 years old.
- Patients with fractures needing other treatments than gliding hip screws
- Reverse oblique fractures.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00626470
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
October 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Ortopaedic Department, St.Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, Norway, 7000