MatrixRIB Implants for Surgical Stabilization of Flail Chest Injuries: A Registry

Completed

Conditions studied: Flail Chest

In brief

The purpose of this observational study is to document the treatment of serial rib fractures with MatrixRIB implants in a registry.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00810251

Run by

Legacy Biomechanics Laboratory

People needed

20

Starts

2008-12-01

Expected to finish

2011-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-07-06

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with mono-lateral or bi-lateral flail chest injury and paradoxical motion of the chest wall, whereby a flail chest is defined by three or more consecutive ribs broken in at least two locations.
• Male and female patients, ages 21 to 80 years.
• Able and willing to obtain informed consent from patient or next of kin.
• Able and willing to adhere to 3-months follow-up visit

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant women
• Patients who are enrolled in another investigational treatment trial.
• Severe closed head injury (AIS head > 3)
• Severe spinal injury with neurological deficit above thoraco-lumbar junction.
• Chronic preexisting heart, pulmonary, hepatic, and/or renal disease.
• Patients who are not expected to survive the follow-up period.
• Patient with an acutely paralyzed hemidiaphragm.
• Considered an inappropriate participant by the study physician.

Where it is running

• Legacy Emanuel Hospital — Portland, Oregon, United States

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