Full Title
Isolated Locked Compression Plating Versus Cable Plating and Strut Allograft with Cerclage Wiring for Vancouver B1 Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age: over 18, no upper limit
- Vancouver type B1 periprosthetic fracture
- Fracture is amenable to either treatment group
- Prosthesis is well fixed
- Provision of written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of an active infection around the fracture (soft tissue or bone)
- Trauma patients with an ISS > 15 or associated major injuries of the lower extremities
- Known substance abuse
- Likely problems, in the judgment of the Investigators, with maintaining follow-up
Contact
- Kelly Trask, 902-473-3161, Pager 2147, Kelly.Trask@nshealth.ca
PI
Dr. Ross Leighton
Description
Participants in this study will randomly be placed in one of two study groups:
- Isolated Locked Compression Plate (plate and screws and cables/wires) OR
- Cable Plating and Strut Allograft with Cerclage Wiring (plate and screws together with an allograft and wire cables)
Sample size= 94