Clinical trials: Femoral Shaft Fracture
Fracture Femur, Fracture Tibia
Standard Versus Short Course Prophylactic Antibiotic in Femur and Tibia Shaft Fractures Managed With Intramedullary Interlocking Nail
Long-bone fractures, particularly of femur and tibia, are common following fall injury and road traffic accidents.1,2 The standard treatment is "intramedullary nailing," where a metal rod is inserted into the center of the bone…
- Conditions
- Fracture Femur, Fracture Tibia, Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Antibiotic
- Trial name
- NCT07554079
- Testing
- Short Course Antibiotics, Standard Course Antibiotics
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Hip Fractures, Femoral Shaft Fractures
Trial of a Distal Targeting System for Cephalomedullary Nails as Part of Surgical Repair of Hip and Femoral Shaft Fractures
This study will be a prospective, case - control trial looking at the use of a previously FDA approved device made by Stryker, a distal targeting system that eases the distal targeting of screws in cephalomedullary nails in hip…
- Trial name
- NCT03943329
- Testing
- Standard of Care, Distal targeting device technique of distal screw placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Femoral Fractures
Nails Versus Plates for Femur Fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
This is a prospective observational study of patients with femur fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania comparing two different surgical techniques: intramedullary nailing (IMN) and open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) with a…
- Trial name
- NCT01548456
- Testing
- Intramedullary Nailing, Open Reduction Internal Fixation
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 332 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco