Locking Plates for Distal Femur Fractures - a Multicenter Case Review

Launched by AO INNOVATION TRANSLATION CENTER · Jul 3, 2019

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is examining how well certain types of plates used in surgery heal distal femur fractures, which are fractures in the thigh bone near the knee. Researchers are looking at images taken of patients who had these fractures and were treated with special plates. They want to understand how often these treatments fail and what factors might contribute to that. The study will review the details of each case, such as the type of fracture, how the surgery was performed, and how well the bone healed over time.

To participate in this study, individuals need to be at least 18 years old and have a specific type of distal femur fracture. This could be from either a low-energy injury, like a fall, or a high-energy injury, like a car accident. Participants should have had surgery using one of the specified plates and must have their x-ray images available for review, showing their injury and healing process. This study is currently active, but it is not enrolling new participants at this time. It aims to gather valuable information that could improve future treatments for these types of fractures.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age 18 years and older
• • Diagnosis of a distal femur fracture type OTA/AO classification 33-A, -B, -C
• • uni- or bilateral
• • low or high energy trauma
• • Open or closed fractures
• • Surgical treatment with the VA-LCP DF, LISS DF, LCP DF
• • Available radiographical documentation, beginning with the injury radiographs, ending with the documented healing or any documented failure with or without revision surgery (up to a maximum follow-up of 1 year

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