Evaluation of the Change in Length of the Leg in Children After Treatment of Femur Fractures.

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsored by:	Hadassah Medical Organization
Information provided by:	Hadassah Medical Organization
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00355420

Purpose

Femur fractures are a common injury in the Pediatric population. Despite their high incidence little do we know about the long term implications on the bones' length. Our main goal is to clarify this obscure issue by assessing the femoral and tibial length as determined by the fractures, measuring techniques and treatment modalities

Condition	Phase
Fractures	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Fractures

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Prospective
Official Title:	Evaluation of the Change in Length of the Femur and Tibia in Children After Treatment of Femur Fractures With External Fixators, Plaster of Paris or Internal Fixation

Further study details as provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:

Study Start Date:

October 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	up to 16 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Males between the ages 0-16.
Females between the ages 0-14.
Signed Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

A refusal by the patient or his legal guardian to continue the follow-up with the
Pediatric Orthopedic clinic, or to have the CT scanograms.
Patients with severe contractures in the lower extremities
Patients with multiple lower extremity fractures
Pregnancy

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00355420

Locations

Israel
Hadassah Medical Organization
Jerusalem, Israel

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hadassah Medical Organization

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Ron Lamdan, Dr.	Hadassah Medical Organization
Study Chair:	Shlomo Porat, Prof.	Hadassah Medical Organization
Study Director:	Naum Simanovski, Dr.	Hadassah Medical Organization

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	LLD01-HMO-CTIL
Study First Received:	July 20, 2006
Last Updated:	March 17, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00355420
Health Authority:	Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Femoral Fractures
Fractures, Bone
Wounds and Injuries
Disorders of Environmental Origin
Leg Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009