Distal Femur Fracture
Conditions
Brief summary
Assessment of the effect of double plating and single lateral plating on early weight bearing as a primary outcome and improving union and decreasing complications as secondary outcomes.
Interventions
PROCEDUREdual plating
surgical fixation of the distal femur using two plates to enhance stability and fracture healing.
PROCEDUREsingle plating
surgical fixation of the distal femur using a single plate according to standard fixation protocols.
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Skeletally mature patients. * Distal femur fracture type A2, A3, C1, C2 by X-ray (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen classification). * Injury Severity Score below 15. * Controlled comorbidities. * Fresh fractures: within 3 weeks of trauma.
Exclusion criteria
* Distal femur fractures type A1, B, C3 and A2 if there is a medial wedge. * Open fracture grade 3 Gustilo Anderson Classification.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sander's scale. | one year | A scale of 40 points with 0 as the minimum value and 40 as the maximum value. A higher score means a better outcome. The scale is used as a functional outcome following distal femur fractures fixation using questionaire about the pain, walking ability and return of work and using x rays to measure angulation in degrees and shortening in centimeters and examining the range of motion of the knee joint in degrees. |
Contacts
Primary Contactmohamed TM Ahmed, MBBCh
Outcome results
None listed