Early Weight Bearing on Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures in Elderly Patients

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Conditions studied: Distal Femur Fractures

In brief

The investigators will be looking at geriatric distal femur fractures. The investigators will prospectively enroll these patients and allow patients to either weight bear as tolerated or limit their weight bearing post operatively. The investigators will evaluate functional outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02475941

Run by

St. Louis University

People needed

50

Starts

2016-05-11

Expected to finish

2019-09-27

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-13

Who can join

Age: 64 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Distal femur fractures, including periprosthetic fractures
• AO/OTA classification 33
• Above 64 years of age and below 90 years of age
• Household ambulators: defined as an individual who can walk continuously for distances that are considered reasonable for walking inside the home but limited for walking in the community due of endurance, strength, or safety concerns

You may not qualify if…

• Those who do not fit the inclusion criteria
• Concomitant ipsilateral lower extremity injury
• Contralateral lower extremity injury.
• Vascular injury of concomitant lower extremity requiring repair
• Pathologic fracture
• Definitive treatment delay of more than 2 weeks from initial injury
• Unable to comply with post-operative rehabilitation protocols or instructions
• Current or impending incarceration

Where it is running

• Wellstar — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• St. Louis Medical Center — St Louis, Missouri, United States
• Duke University — Durham, North Carolina, United States
• Wake Forest University — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
• Grennville Health Sysytems — Greenville, South Carolina, United States
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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