Evaluation of QL Buttress Plating in QLP Fracture Fixation Clinical Trial
Official title:
Supra-Pectineal Quadrilateral Buttress Plating Versus Infra-pectineal Plating in Management of Quadrilateral Plate Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The investigators conducted such a prospective randomized controlled study aiming to reach a satisfactory outcome and to compare supra-pectineal QL buttress plating versus infra-pectineal for management of anterior column with or without posterior hemi-transverse component and quadrilateral plate involvement.
Our hypothesis was that supra-pectineal quadrilateral buttress plating provides much more rigid fixation and a strong buttress for medial wall migration, also it could correlate with a better functional and radiological outcome. However, there is a lack of knowledge in the prospective assessment of functional and radiological outcomes and follow up of postoperative complications of supra-pectineal quadrilateral buttress plating versus infra-pectineal plating in fixation of QLS and to our knowledge, it will be the first study to include such measures of outcome together in a prospective randomized fashion. ;