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Transtibial Amputation Outcomes Study

NCT01821976 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2023-12-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goals of the TAOS study is to determine the best procedures for below the knee amputations. There are two different procedures currently used by surgeons around the county: the Erlt procedure and the Burgess procedure. Proponents of the Ertl procedure advocate that the surgical formation of a tibia to fibula bone bridge provides stability, shape and weight bearing capability to the residual limb that result in less pain and better prosthetic fit and alignment. This procedure is popular especially among the military but it's advantages over the Burgess procedure are not well supported by current research. This study aims to compare the two amputation procedures in an adequately powered randomized trial.

Conditions

  • Transtibial Amputation

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ertl Procedure

PROCEDURE

Burgess Procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lisa Reider, MHS, PhD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2020-03-31
Completion
2020-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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