Post-operative Anemia in Lateral Fractures of the Femur.

Post-operative Anemia in Lateral Fragility Fractures of the Femur. A Prospective Observational Study in Three Different Intramedullary Nails

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05225753

Enrollment

Registered

2022-02-07

Start date

2020-11-01

Completion date

2021-09-01

Last updated

2022-02-07

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Conditions

Femur Fracture

Keywords

fragility lateral femoral fractures, intramedullary nail, Post-operative anemia, surgical time, Blood transfusions number

Brief summary

It was conducted a prospective study with a series of 45 patients with lateral fragility fractures of the femur treated by three different intramedullary nails. Patients were randomized in Group A (15 patients treated by Affixus Zimmer-Biomet), Group B (15 patients treated by EBA2 - Citieffe) and Group C (15 patients treated by Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation Synthes). One independent observer performed seven biochemical evaluations (hemoglobin serum value) from admission to patient discharge. Surgical time and Blood transfusions number were reported for each partecipant.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESThemoglobin serum value

post-operative anemia evaluated with hemoglobin serum value

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* femur fractures type 31-A1, A2, A3 (Muller ME, Nazarian S, Kock P et al.); * age more than 65 years;

Exclusion criteria

* patients with neurological diseases; * finding of anemia before surgery;

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in hemoglobin serum value	Preoperative, Day 0, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 5 (after surgery)	Post-operative anemia was quantified using the hemoglobin serum value ranging between more than 10 g/dl (no post-operative anemia) and less than 10 g/dl (post-operative anemia).

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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