Comminuted Fractures of the Midshaft of the Tibia; (Interlocking Nail +/- Blocking Screws or Locked Plating With Predicted Distribution of Locking Screws) Choice Based on Finite Element Analysis Correlated With Clinical Outcome and Union.

Finite Element Analysis for Comminuted Fractures of the Midshaft of the Tibia; (Interlocking Nail +/- Blocking Screws or Locked Plating With Predicted Distribution of Locking Screws)

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04388462

Acronym

Finite Element

Enrollment

Registered

2020-05-14

Start date

2018-01-05

Completion date

2020-05-02

Last updated

2020-05-14

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Conditions

Comminuted Fracture Tibia

Keywords

Comminuted fracture, Finite element analysis, Tibia

Brief summary

study is to assess the clinical and radiological results of Comminuted fractures of the midshaft of the tibia; treated with interlocking nail +/- blocking screws or locked plating with predicted distribution of locking screws, choice based on finite element analysis correlated with clinical outcome and union.

Detailed description

FE analyses will be performed using the finite element code COSMOS/M. The three-dimensional lower leg FE model (LL FE model) will be used included the tibia and the fibula. The bony structures will be generated by segmentation of a data set of computed tomographies from the Visible Human Project. Analysis of data regarding clinical outcomes and radiological assessment of healing rate and union

Interventions

OTHERFinite element analysis

Biomechanical study to describe micromotion

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

25 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. patients with closed comminuted fractures of the midshaft of the tibia 2. patients with age ranging from 25 to 45 years old

Exclusion criteria

* 1- Simple fractures of the midshaft of the tibia. 2- patients with open comminuted fractures of the midshaft of the tibia. 3- critical and ICU patients. 4- patients with ipsilateral lower limb fractures.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Healing of the fracture	3 month	radiographic evaluation of union rate and clinical outcomes
Tibia Pain	3 month	Visual analogue scale

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026