3D Virtual Planning for Tibial Plateau Fractures

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Conditions studied: Tibial Plateau Fracture

In brief

Tibial plateau fractures are often complex fractures and need a good preoperative planning. The investigators think that a 3D virtual planning software will help the surgeons to get a better understanding of the fracture and therefore want to study the value of 3D virtual planning software in the preoperative planning of tibial plateau fractures. The investigators hypothesize that this software will shorten the duration of surgery, decrease the peroperative bloodloss and the number of complications. Patients with tibial plateau fractures who need surgical treatment will be asked to participate in this study. After participants have given informed consent, they will be randomized between a 'traditional preoperative planning' and a '3D virtual preoperative planning' group. Surgeons will plan their surgery using traditional planning tools (X-rays and CT scan) or traditional planning tools ánd the 3D virtual planning software. 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after surgery, participants will be asked to fill in 2 questionnaires about knee pain and knee function. After surgery a CT scan or X-ray will be performed conform standard of care in the hospital.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05397327

Run by

Radboud University Medical Center

People needed

70

Starts

2022-06-01

Expected to finish

2023-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2022-05-31

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adult patients of 18 years or older with a tibial plateau fracture who will receive surgical treatment for this fracture

You may not qualify if…

• patients with (general) bone diseases or osseous malformation syndromes,
• ipsilateral limb fractures,
• complicated tibial plateau fractures that need an external fixator,
• previous tibial plateau fractures
• previous surgical treatment of the tibial plateau

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Flinders Medical Center — Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• Radboud University Medical Center — Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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