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Comparison Between LISS Plating and Intramedullary (IM) Nailing for Supracondylar Femur Fractures

NCT00578019 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2013-10-01

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare patient outcomes for the Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) (Synthes {USA}, Paoli, PA, USA), a minimally invasive plating system used in the treatment of supracondylar femur fractures, with patient outcomes for the Supracondylar Nail (Smith \& Nephew Inc, Memphis, TN, USA), a retrograde intramedullary nail.

Conditions

  • Supracondylar Femur Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

IM Nailing

Patients randomized to Arm 1, A will be treated with a retrograde intramedullary nailing of the femur fracture utilizing the Smith \& Nephew supracondylar nail.

PROCEDURE

LISS

Group B patients will have their fracture stabilized with the LISS plates (Synthes \[USA\], Paoli, PA, USA).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James P Stannard, MD · The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-12-31
Primary Completion
2005-05-31
Completion
2005-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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