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Role of static vs.dynamic distal locking screw in proximal femoral nail in the treatment of trochantric fractures

Static versus dynamic distal locked short proximal femoral nail(PFN) in treatment of intertrochantric fracture AO type 31a1.2,3 /31a2.2,3 , a Randomised Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/07/026875
Enrollment
200
Registered
2020-07-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: S721- Pertrochanteric fracture

Interventions

Intervention1: Static screw: In this group, patients with intertrochanteric fracture femur would be fixed using proximal femoral nail where only single static distal locking screw would be used. As th

Sponsors

Dr Hemant Bansal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients presenting to the institute with pertrochanteric fractures of femur 2. Injury less than 3 weeks old 3. Low energy trauma

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age 2. Pathological fracture 3. High velocity trauma 4. Polytrauma 5. Patient not giving consent 6. Inability to walk prior to surgery 7. Fractures more than 3 weeks old

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To assess the effect of static versus dynamic distal locking on the clinico-radiological and functional outcome of intertrochanteric fracture fixation.Timepoint: Six months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.To assess the incidence of thigh pain in static and dynamic distal locking. 2.To compare the change in neck shaft angle with static or dynamic distal locking.. 3.To assess the difference in time to union using static and dynamic distal locking. Timepoint: Six months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSamarth Mittal

AIIMS, New Delhi

SAMARTHMITTAL@GMAIL.COM9013562489

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026