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

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Ortopaedic Department, St.Olavs Hospital

Trondheim, Norway, 7000