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Anterior Knee Pain After Tibial Nailing

NCT01106963 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2010-04-20

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Summary

Anterior knee pain (AKP) is a common complication following intramedullary (IM) nailing of a tibial shaft fracture. The purpose of this prospective study was to determine if there is an association between AKP and nail position. The investigators have analyzed postoperative outcome results and the possible relationship between AKP according to the visual-analog scale (VAS) scale, and nail position marked as a distance from the tip of the nail to the tibial plateau (NP) and tuberositas tibiae (NT), measured postoperatively on L-L knee X-rays.

Conditions

  • Knee Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Tibial intramedullary nailing

Patients' operations were performed using the peritendinous approach. A medial longitudinal incision was made, with care being taken not to damage the patellar tendon or its sheath. Standard proximal and distal locking screws were used. All patients were given postoperative instructions for thigh muscle rehabilitation and the same physiotherapy was performed after IM nailing during hospitalization. Nails were removed from some of the patients with the presence of knee pain or pain at the insertion points of the locking screws, however, no nails were removed earlier than one year postoperatively. Proof of the healed bone fracture was confirmed by radiologic examination.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zagreb

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nikica Darabos, MD, PhD · University of Zagreb School of Medicine

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Croatia

Study Locations

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