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Results of the Staged Surgical Approach for Management of Infected Un-united Femoral Shaft Fractures in Adults

NCT04681846 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2020-12-23

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Summary

Assessment of the efficacy of the multistage technique in the eradication of infection and achieving the union of traumatic infected femoral un-united shaft fractures in adult patients for one year follow up.

Conditions

  • Fracture Non Union

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Staged approach using antibiotic-cement impregnated PMMA spacer

It will be prepared in the following manner. the cement will be mixed with vancomycin in a ratio of 2 gm to each 40 gm of the spacer. The spacer should be shaped into a cylinder before its solidification. The spacer should be as big as possible to fill the whole defect, without compromising the soft tissue and skin closure. Also, cement should wrap the two ends of bone extremities on 2 or 3 centimeters.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael G. Waheeb, Msc ortho · Assiut University , 71515 Assiut, Arab Republic of Egypt.

  • Osama Farouk, MD ortho · Assiut University , 71515 Assiut, Arab Republic of Egypt.

  • Hossam MA Abubeih, MD ortho · Assiut University , 71515 Assiut, Arab Republic of Egypt.

  • Mahmoud Badran, MD ortho · Assiut University , 71515 Assiut, Arab Republic of Egypt.

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-31
Primary Completion
2022-08-31
Completion
2022-10-31

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