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N/A N=53 Randomized Treatment

Immediate Weight Bearing Versus Protected Weight Bearing in Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures

Closed Supracondylar Fracture of Femur

Bottom Line

View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03167099 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
53
Serious AEs
7.6%
Results posted
Aug 2022
Primary outcome: Primary: Time to Distal Femur Fracture Healing by Radiographic Evidence — 1.75; 2.15 months

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Full Weight Bearing (Procedure)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
West Virginia University
Primary completion
Oct 2018

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Time to Distal Femur Fracture Healing by Radiographic Evidence		 1.75; 2.15 —
SECONDARY
Time to Ambulation		 9.947; 15.316 —
SECONDARY
Time of Participation in Physical Therapy		 — —

Summary

This study is designed to examine if immediate weight bearing on a distal femur fracture fixed with a primary locking plate, either a distal condylar locking plate or a LISS (less invasive stabilization system), is safe and promotes more rapid fracture healing than partial weight bearing, which is standard of care.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • aged > 18 yo
  • distal supracondylar femur fracture (Supracondylar distal femur fractures treated with a locked plate, either a distal condylar locking plate or a LISS (less invasive stabilization system), including peri-prosthetic fractures)
  • both male and female

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with an intracondylar split,
  • polytrauma patients with associated trauma that will inhibit their ability to weight bear,
  • metastatic disease,
  • incomplete follow up,
  • subjects with questionable ability to bear weight (ie advanced dementia),
  • open fractures with bone loss.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03167099). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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