Status:
COMPLETED
Tension Band Wiring Versus Cannulated Screws in Fixation of Medial Malleolus in Ankle Fracture
Lead Sponsor:
Hawler Medical University
Conditions:
Medial Malleolus Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a prospective randomized study conducted on 30 patients with an age spanning between 20 and 55 years. Half of the sample was treated by tension band wiring for closed medial malleolar fracture...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients aged from 20-55 years.
- Isolated or bimalleolar ankle fractures.
- Closed fractures.
Exclusion
- Patient with poor bone quality on x ray (radiological osteopenia, thinning of the cortices, loss of trabecular definitions and previous insufficiency fractures)
- Type D isolated medial malleolus, supination adduction (vertical malleolar) fractures.
- Comminuted fractures.
- Skeletally immature patients.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04301037
Start Date
April 1 2018
End Date
August 30 2019
Last Update
March 9 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Sherwan Hamawandi
Erbil, Iraq, 44001