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The Natural History of Injury-Related Disuse Osteopenia

NCT03868085 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2023-02-28

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Summary

Determine the severity and time course (natural history) of disuse osteopenia that occurs in the lower extremity(ies) and lumbar spine of patients sustaining lower extremity injuries that require the patient to maintain restricted weight bearing status (12 weeks) following the surgical fixation of the patient's injuries.

The investigators hypothesize that there will be a significant decrease in the bone mineral density in the lower limbs of patients undergoing restricted weight bearing for peri-articular injuries of the lower extremity. This loss of bone mineral density is often prolonged in its duration and may lower subsequent fracture threshold and prolong the time to recovery and return to activities.

Conditions

  • Osteopenia

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

DXA scan

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John S Reid, MD · Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-31
Primary Completion
2020-11-04
Completion
2020-12-10

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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