Retrospective analysis for treatment of proximal tibial fractures with a complete metaphyseal component in two centers with different distinct strategies: Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) and Ilizarov frame (Odense, Denmark) versus ORIF and locking plates (Freiburg, Germany)

Retrospective analysis for treatment of proximal tibial fractures with a complete metaphyseal component in two centers with different distinct strategies: Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) and Ilizarov frame (Odense, Denmark) versus ORIF and locking plates (Freiburg, Germany) - ProTibExPla

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00013275

Enrollment

200

Registered

2017-11-10

Start date

2017-07-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

S82.1

Interventions

Group 1: retrospective registration of proximal tibia fractures with complete metaphyseal component (Schatzker types V/VI, OTA/AO A2/3, C1-3) treated with Ilizarov frame Group 2: retrospective registr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria were: patients with an AO 41 A2, A3 or C1-C3 fracture, who were treated either with external fixation using the Ilizarov wire frame or open reduction and internal fixation using locking plates between the 1. January 2009 and the 31. December 2015.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were: patients younger than 15 years of age at the time of the fracture or with open growth plates; patients with definitive operative fixation of the fracture more than 3 weeks after trauma; patients with pathological fractures (including osteoporotic fractures).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
bony consolidation after 6 months evaluated by X-rays and clinical weight bearing	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
complications	—

Countries

Denmark, Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKaywan Izadpanah

Universitätsklinik Freiburg, Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie

kaywan.izadpanah@uniklinik-freiburg.de+49 761 270 24010

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 6, 2026