An exploratory study of femoral lengthening assisted with internal fixation in children

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2100044637

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2021-03-25

Start date

2021-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-10-26

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Conditions

leg length discrepancy

Interventions

single arm:lengthening assisted with internal fixation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Unequal length of femur diagnosed by clinical symptoms, signs and imaging examination, the difference > 5 cm; (2) Femoral lengthening with external fixator, assisted with internal fixation; (3) The age of patients less than 16 years old; (4) Good compliance, can be followed up on time, voluntarily sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with high risk of surgical infection by clinical assessment; (2) The external fixator and internal fixation could not be carried out simultaneously; (3) The expected lengthening length is less than 5cm.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
length of lengthening;range of motion of knee joint;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
duration of lengthening;duration with external fixator;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYang Zheng

Beijing Jishuitan Hospital

yzhg816@126.com+86 13611194657

Outcome results

None listed

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