Evaluation of the Change in Length of the Leg in Children After Treatment of Femur Fractures.

Evaluation of the Change in Length of the Femur and Tibia in Children After Treatment of Femur Fractures With External Fixators, Plaster of Paris or Internal Fixation

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00355420

Enrollment

Registered

2006-07-21

Start date

2006-10-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2014-03-04

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Conditions

Fractures

Brief summary

Femur fractures are a common injury in the Pediatric population. Despite their high incidence little do we know about the long term implications on the bones' length. Our main goal is to clarify this obscure issue by assessing the femoral and tibial length as determined by the fractures, measuring techniques and treatment modalities

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 16 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Males between the ages 0-16. * Females between the ages 0-14. * Signed Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* A refusal by the patient or his legal guardian to continue the follow-up with the * Pediatric Orthopedic clinic, or to have the CT scanograms. * Patients with severe contractures in the lower extremities * Patients with multiple lower extremity fractures * Pregnancy

Countries

Israel

Outcome results