The Role of Fat Emboli in the Trauma Inflammatory Response

Completed

Conditions studied: Femoral Fracture

In brief

This is an observational study designed to investigate the role of fat emboli in patients who are undergoing a tibial or femoral fracture procedure in the operating room. The purpose of this study is to obtain samples of bone marrow and blood during tibial or femoral fracture procedures to understand the inflammatory response.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02069327

Run by

Poudre Valley Health System

People needed

9

Starts

2012-11-01

Expected to finish

2014-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-20

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing a tibial or femoral fracture procedure in the operating room.

You may not qualify if…

• n/a

Where it is running

• Medical Center of the Rockies — Loveland, Colorado, United States

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