Evaluate the INFUSE/MASTERGRAFT™ Delayed Healing Device as an alternative/replacement to autograft in the treatment of tibial delayed healing.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the INFUSE/MASTERGRAFT™ Delayed Healing Device as an alternative/replacement to autograft in the treatment of tibial delayed healing. A subject will be considered to have tibial delayed healing when he/she is at least six months from the date of the most recent surgical intervention and has shown no signs of radiographic healing for at least three months. Radiographic signs of healing for this study are defined as either the progressive disappearance of fracture lines or the development of cortical continuity \[bridging bone\] at the site. All prospective patients must require surgical treatment with rigid internal fixation \[reamed IM nail or plate/screws\] and bone grafting.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
23
INFUSE® (rhBMP-2) on an absorbable collagen sponge (ACS) and MASTERGRAFT® granules with appropriate rigid internal fixation hardware (reamed IM nail or plate/screws)
Autogenous bone graft with appropriate rigid internal fixation hardware (reamed IM nail or plate/screws)
Denver Health
Denver, Colorado, United States
Shrock Orthopedic Research
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Overall Success
Overall success is reported as participants who met all of the following criteria: 1. radiographic union success; 2. success in weight bearing ability; 3. improvement in pain at the delayed healing site; 4. no serious adverse event classified as "implant-associated" or "implant/surgical procedure-associated" (device-related); 5.no additional surgical procedures classified as a failure.
Time frame: 12 Months
Radiographic Union Success
Radiographic union success (a component of overall success) was defined as complete disappearance of fracture lines or the presence of bridging bone across the delayed healing site as observed on at least three of the four cortices (anterior, posterior, medial, and lateral), using plain films. If there was more than one delayed healing fracture line, all fracture lines must have been united in order to be considered a successful fracture union.
Time frame: 12 months
Success in Weight Bearing Ability
Success in weight bearing ability (a component of overall success) was defined that subject was able to bear weight without severe pain on the affected limb. The subject was asked to stand, bearing full weight on the affected limb in a single-leg stance without ambulatory assistance for 10 seconds. If the subject was able to do so without severe pain, a positive (success) response was recorded. If the subject was either unable to stand on the affected limb in a single-leg stance or declined to do so because of limb weakness, poor balance, or severe leg pain, a negative (failure) response was documented.
Time frame: 12 months
Success of Pain Status at the Delayed Healing Site
After walking five or six steps, subjects rated their intensity of pain/discomfort at the delayed healing site using a numerical rating scale from 0-10, with a score of 0 representing "no pain" and a score of 10 representing "pain as bad as it could be". Subjects who were unable or declined to walk because of severe leg pain were considered to have a score of 10. Success for pain at the delayed healing site was defined as at least a 2-point improvement in pain from the pre-operative score. Success of pain status at the delayed healing site was a component of overall success.
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University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Orlando Health
Orlando, Florida, United States
Fort Wayne Orthopaedics
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri, United States
St. Louis University Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, United States
...and 6 more locations
Time frame: 12 months
Success in Short Musculoskeletal Functional Assessment (SMFA)
The SMFA is an assessment tool that measures a subject's overall function for a broad range of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders. The SMFA results were summarized into two components, the dysfunctional index and the bother index. Success for the SMFA assessment was defined as any improvement post-operatively as compared to the pre-operative condition.
Time frame: 12 months
Success in Short Form 36-Item (SF-36) Health Survey
SF-36 was used to assess general health status. The SF-36 results were summarized into two components, a physical component summary (PCS) and a mental component summary (MCS). Success was defined as any improvement in a subject's SF-36 PCS post-operatively as compared to the pre-operative condition.
Time frame: 12 months
Number of Subjects Having Additional Surgical Procedure Classified as a Treatment "Failure"
Subject who had a surgery after the original study treatment was classified as a treatment "failure" if the additional surgery or treatment occurred in the involved limb and affected the study treatment and/or its mechanism of action in relation to the diagnosis or condition of the subject that was the cause for having the original study treatment.
Time frame: 12 months