Outcome of Low Energy Ankle Fractures

Ankle Fractures Clinical Trial

Official title:

Outcome of Low Energy Ankle Fractures

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03212768
• Other study ID #: LEFA
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: May 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: December 2018

Study information

• Verified date: June 2018
• Source: Assiut University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Ankle fractures are among the most common osseous injuries to the lower extremity, and remain a significant source of morbidity for both the young and the elderly. Recent cross-national studies have shown a significant increase in the incidence and severity of ankle fractures among the elderly population.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: December 2018
• Est. primary completion date: October 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• all types of trumatic ankle fractures due to low energy amenable to surgical open reduction and internal fixation .

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous surgery.

• Disorders of bone metabolism other than osteoprosis (ie, Paget disease , renal osteodystrophy , osteomalacia )

• Patient with moderate or severe congnitive impairment or patients with Parkinson disease or dementia

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ankle Fractures
• Fractures, Bone

Intervention

Procedure:
• Trans-syndesmotic fixation
antromedial approach for medial malleolus fractures, posterolateral or direct lateral approach for fibula fractures, direct fixation of third malleolus by posterior approach, Trans-syndesmotic fixation ,cement augmentation and Tibiotalocalcaneal fusion

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Assiut Faculty of Medicine	Assiut

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Assiut University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The rate of recovery from the surgery of fractures		4 weeks