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Comparative Study of Fixation or Fusion of Calcaneal Fractures

NCT00679393 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2015-02-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A multicentre randomized controlled trial that will be conducted at Level 1 trauma centres across Canada. It will compare patients who receive open reduction, internal fixation for Sanders IV calcaneal fractures to patients who receive primary subtalar fusion for the same type of fracture. Patients will be followed up for a period of two years from the time of operation with evaluations being performed at 5 time points: 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months.

Conditions

  • Fractures, Comminuted
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Open reduction internal fixation

Open reduction internal fixation surgery of severely comminuted calcaneal fracture (Sanders IV).

PROCEDURE

Fusion

Primary subtalar fusion of severely comminuted calcaneal fracture (Sanders IV)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association

    collaborator OTHER

  • AO North America

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Calgary

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard E Buckley, MD · University of Calgary

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
59 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-02-29
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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