Pediatric Femur Research Project

Completed

Conditions studied: Femur Fracture

In brief

Current treatment protocol for pediatric femoral shaft fractures is immediate spica casting for patients 6 years and younger and for patients over 6 years and older is percutaneous or open placement of titanium elastic intramedullary nails. The investigators would like to evaluate the current treatment protocol by comparing those patients 6 years and younger treated with closed reduction and spica casting to those 6 years and younger treated with percutaneous pinned with titanium elastic intramedullary nails or submuscular plating. The investigators will be comparing their post-operative functional level, pain management, impact on family and complications through chart and x-ray reviews. The goal is to improve patient care pre and post-operatively for those who have sustained a femoral shaft fracture 6 years old and younger and increase the knowledge of those residents/physicians who care for this patient population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00943332

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

48

Starts

2009-06-01

Expected to finish

2018-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-04-26

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 6. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Child diagnosed with femur fracture between the ages of 2-6 years old
• Patient will undergo surgical intervention for a femur fracture (e.g., submuscular plating, Nancy nailing, casting )

You may not qualify if…

• Parent refusal to participate for any reason
• Children with neuromuscular disorders having a Gross Motor Function Classification greater than 3
• Pathologic fracture

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital - University Missouri — Columbia, Missouri, United States
• Children's Mercy Hospital — Kansas City, Missouri, United States
• St. Louis Childrens Hospital — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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