Clinical trials: Joint Fixation
Tibial Fractures, Intra-Articular Fractures
Management of Traumatic Bone Defects in Tibial Plateau Fractures With Antibiotic-Impregnated Biodegradable Calcium Sulfate Beads: A Prospective Clinical Trial
This is a prospective clinical trial of tibial plateau fractures treated with internal fixation and a calcium sulfate graft which can be mixed with antibiotics and molded into various bead sizes for implantation into bone…
- Conditions
- Tibial Fractures, Intra-Articular Fractures, Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Trial name
- NCT02456194
- Testing
- Calcium Sulfate + Antibiotics + Internal Fixation
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ross Leighton
Sacroiliac Joint, Pain
Sacroiliac (SI) Screws: The Effect of SI Screw Removal on Patient-Reported Pain and Functional Outcomes
Chronic pain following surgical stabilization of a pelvic fracture is very prominent and can have a major affect on a patient's quality of life.
- Conditions
- Sacroiliac Joint, Pain, Pelvis
- Trial name
- SIS (NCT02652611)
- Testing
- SI Screw Removal Surgery, Non-screw removal treatment (non-operative management)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Osteoarthritis
A Study to Determine the Difference in Low Contact Stress (LCS) Duofix Versus Low LCS Porocoat Knee Systems
The primary objective of this investigation is to test the hypothesis that the Duofix Tibial component results in a reduction of immediate postoperative pain compared to the LCS Porocoat version.
- Trial name
- NCT00733499
- Testing
- LCS Complete Duofix, LCS Complete Porocoat
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- DePuy International
Subscapularis Peel, Morselized Osteotomy
Comparing Two Surgical Methods of Fixation of Subscapularis During Shoulder Arthroplasty
This pilot study is being conducted to compare 2 methods of access to the shoulder for arthroplasty in patients with Osteoarthritis as we do not know has a better outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT00508105
- Testing
- subscapularis peel, osteotomy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Fracture Fixation, Intra-Articular Fractures
Hemostasis in Kocher-Langenbeck Approaches for Acetabular Surgery Using a Topical Surgical Hemostat (Vitagel)
The purpose of the study is to determine whether surgical hemostats can minimize blood loss, need for allogeneic blood transfusions and their associated risks, and costs in patients with certain acetabular fractures requiring…
- Conditions
- Fracture Fixation, Intra-Articular Fractures, Acetabulum
- Trial name
- NCT01230931
- Testing
- Vitagel, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Orthopedic Surgery of Lower Extremity
Evaluation of Continuous Saphenous Nerve Block to Supplement a Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block After Ankle Surgery
A nerve block catheter is a small tube placed next to a nerve through a needle, and the needle is then removed. Numbing medicine is dripped through the tube to reduce pain sensation from the nerve.
- Trial name
- NCT01167907
- Testing
- 0.2% ropivacaine, saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Cemented Versus Cementless Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Unicompartmental knee replacement for selected cases of osteoarthritis is less invasive than total knee replacement. It gives better range of movement; patients stay for shorter time in the hospital and have a more natural feel…
- Trial name
- NCT05935878
- Testing
- Cementless Oxford Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty, Cemented Oxford Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust