Single Versus Dual Implant Fixation of Distal Femur Fractures

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Articular Fractures

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two types of surgical fixation in patients with specific kinds of distal femur fractures. The main questions it aims to answer is which operation for distal femur fractures is better for efficient return to work and everyday activities.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06286670

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

144

Starts

2024-09-16

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-07

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age greater than or equal to 18 years
• Surgically treated displaced distal femur extra articular or complete articular fractures

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with injury features that preclude treatment with 2 implants
• Patients unlikely to follow-up due to homelessness, or planning follow up at another institution
• Body Mass Index (BMI) > 40
• Injury due to ground level fall
• Patient that speaks neither English or Spanish
• Patients with multisystem injuries that could preclude return to work
• < 18 years of age
• Prisoner

Where it is running

• Valley Health — Winchester, Virginia, United States (enrolling)
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Los Angeles, California, United States (enrolling)
• Emory University, Grady Memorial Research Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States (enrolling)
• Atrium Health Navicent — Macon, Georgia, United States (enrolling)
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)
• Inova — Fairfax, Virginia, United States (enrolling)
• University of Alabama Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States (enrolling)
• University of Maryland, Shock Trauma Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)
• University of North Carolina Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States (enrolling)
• Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center — Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (enrolling)
• Atrium Health Cabarrus — Concord, North Carolina, United States (enrolling)
• Pennsylvania State University — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)
• Prisma Health- Upstate — Greenville, South Carolina, United States (enrolling)
• Louisiana State University — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• University of Texas Medical Branch — Galveston, Texas, United States
• NYC Health and Hospital/Bellevue — New York, New York, United States

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