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Infection Rate of Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Implants (VEPTR)

NCT01085669 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2010-03-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study is conducted to analyse the infection rate in children treated with VEPTR-Implants for severe spine or thoracic deformities.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Microbiological analysis of retained VEPTR Implants

Implants have to be adapted every half a year, the retained implants during revision are analysed for biological colonization.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Children's Hospital Basel

    collaborator OTHER

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2012-05-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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