Active clinical trials for "Tibial Fractures"

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) in addition to standard of care in the treatment of tibial and metatarsal bone stress injuries in a military training setting. Participants will all receive usual care and also be randomized to either active or sham photobiomodulation therapy. Effectiveness will be assessed based on time to return to duty and measures of pain and function. Participants will receive care for a maximum of 6 weeks. Participants will have follow-up through 4 months (or graduation/dismissal from training, whichever comes first).

Although the majority of tibial fractures heal normally, some fractures may not heal within the usual time frame and is known as delayed bone healing within 4 to 6 months and absence of bone healing within 9 to 12 months in the most severe case of. Several factors can increase the risks of delayed healing complications like, for example, smoking, violent shocks (for example, due to a road accident) or even the type of fracture (an open fracture). The location of the fracture is also an important factor: among the bones of the arms and legs, the tibia is known for being the most at risk for complications. At tibial fracture with several risk factors could lead to delayed complications and interfere with patient daily life and reduce the quality of life. The study drug, ALLOB®, is constituted of bone cells produced from the bone marrow of healthy adult donors. Preclinical studies have shown that ALLOB® cells are capable of forming bone and repairing fractures. When directly injected into a fracture, ALLOB® should therefore promote the healing of the fracture by re-establishing a healthy environment and stimulating bone production. To date, there is no treatment for fractures considered at risk of delayed complications. The current practice on diagnosis of complications is to wait at least 6-12 months before considering alternative interventions to promote fracture healing. The injection of ALLOB® quickly after the fracture should stimulate bone healing, reduce healing time, reduce complications, and improve the quality of life for the patient. ALLOB® has already shown preliminary evidence of effectiveness in the treatment of delayed bone healing fractures (ALLOB-DU1 clinical trial), including tibial fractures (8 patients). With this study, the Sponsor will evaluate whether ALLOB® promotes the healing of tibial fractures compared with placebo.

The purpose is to find out if incorporation of an intraoperative electro auricular acupuncture protocol when added to a standard multimodal analgesic regimen for patients undergoing surgery to repair lower leg fracture under spinal anesthesia will help reduce postoperative opioid use.

This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing the use of two different surgical techniques--free-hand versus distal targeting jig-based for distal interlock screw--placement and their effects on total operative time and intraoperative radiation exposure.

Early debridement and definitive fixation, at the initial operative setting, historically led to no difference in the infection rates for Gustilo-Anderson type III open tibia fractures. However, Lenarz et al. reported that delaying definitive fixation in open tibia fractures could decrease the deep infection rate. At the University of Missouri, the investigators found that staged procedures, including initial debridement-temporary fixation and delayed definitive fixation, did not statistically decrease the rate of deep infection in Gustilo-Anderson type III fractures, prompting the study that is being proposed here. Antibiotic cement coated intramedullary nails have been used in management of infected long bone fractures. Since external fixation and staged debridement did not decrease type III open tibia infection rate, the investigators wanted to consider using antibiotic cement coated nails to deliver antibiotics locally in the acute open fracture setting to prophylactically decrease associated infection rate. Additionally, Irrisept is a wound irrigant that has been used to lower infection rates in different wound settings. To the investigators' knowledge, there are no robust data showing its effectiveness at lowering infection rates in open tibia fracture management. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of Irrisept and antibiotic nails on lowering deep infection rates in type III open tibia fractures.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate speed high intensity interval training (HIIT) walking program following an orthopedic trauma.

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of 3D-printed bone models in addition to CT imaging versus CT imaging alone on surgical quality and operation time for patients undergoing surgical repair of intra-articular fractures.

A prospective, randomized, evaluator-blinded, controlled study for subjects with open tibial fractures classified as Gustilo type II, IIIA or IIIB (see Appendix 1) who will receive bone graft implantation for the potential of delayed union or non-union within 3 months of fracture. Subjects will be followed for safety and clinical performance for the main study period of 30 weeks and an extension follow-up period up to 52 weeks after bone graft implantation.

The proposed study is a two arm, pragmatic, randomized controlled multicenter Phase III noninferiority trial. 1,000 patients with tibia fractures treated with intramedullary (IM) nail will be randomized into two treatment arms. The control arm will receive standard pain management and no NSAIDs. The treatment arm will receive standard pain management plus up to six weeks of NSAIDs (3 weeks of prescribed medication followed by 3 weeks of medication PRN).

Postoperative rehabilitation for tibial plateau fracture generally involves prolonged non-weight bearing time while other protocols use partial weight-bearing and bracing before full weight-bearing is recommended at 9 to 12 weeks following surgical fixation. No study to date has investigated the effect of standardized pragmatic exercise protocol added to immediate weight bearing after tibial plateau fractures surgical fixation on patient's functional outcomes, knee ROM, pain, radiographic boney alignment, gait, and return to work.