A Prospective Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Reaming in Reducing Fat Emboli to the Lungs

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Conditions studied: Diaphyseal Femur Fracture

In brief

The purpose of the study is to see if there is a difference in the amount of fat droplets reaching the heart during surgery between the standard reamer currently used and a new reamer system which is expected to reduce the fat going into the blood, via an intraoperative echocardiography done through the food pipe.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00327158

Run by

University of Kentucky

People needed

24

Starts

2006-05-01

Expected to finish

2010-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-01-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• diaphyseal femur fractures undergoing reamed intramedullary nailing
• male or female
• 18 years of age or older

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center — Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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