RCT ON DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURES TREATED WITH CEMENT AND WITHOUT CEMENT

Day 1 management of Open Distal femur fractures with segmental bone defects. Is it advantageous to fill the defect with cement spacer ? A Randomised controlled trial. - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/07/054760

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-05

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-25

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: cement spacer application: Intervention:Distal femur fractures treated with cement spacer Control Intervention1: without cement spacer: Comparator:Distal femur fractures treated witho

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age >18 years AO OTA 33 GA type 2,3A,3B open distal femur fractures with primary segmental bone loss.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Closed injuries Late Presentation ( > 48 hours) Fractures with previous infection/surgeries Non ambulatory patients Type 3 C injuries

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
functional outcome radiological unionTimepoint: 6 months and 12 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
knee range of movements signs of infection sf 12 questionaireTimepoint: 6 weeks, 6 months, 1 year	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAgraharam Devendra

Ganga Medical centre and Hospital, Coimbatore

agraharamdevendra@gmail.com9994399441

Outcome results

None listed

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