Acceleration tibial open and/or comminuted fracture healing by low-intensity pulsed ultrasound.

Acceleration tibial open and/or comminuted fracture healing by low-intensity pulsed ultrasound. - Active study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000007471

Enrollment

350

Registered

2012-04-01

Start date

2012-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Open and/or comminuted tibial shaft fracture

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a fresh open and/or comminuted tibial fracture. 2. Patients with a fracture in tibial diaphysis (including AO42) 3. Definitive surgical fixation was performed from April 1, 2007 to September 30, 2010. 4. Available for offering digital radiographs after definitive fixation. 5. Aged 18 or older.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with any fractures in the other site(*) than tibial diaphysis, or bilateral tibial shaft fractures. 2. Judged as not applicable by the investigator. *) Ipsilateral fibular fracture and extension of fracture line to metaphysis and epiphysis, are not included as "the other side".

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time period between invasive surgery for definitive fixation and complete fracture healing.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. The rate of fracture healing at 3, 6, 9, and 12months after invasive surgery for definitive fixation. 2. Time perid of crutch/orthosis use.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYoshinobu Watanabe

Teikyo University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

fracture@zad.att.ne.jp03-3964-4097

Outcome results