Removal Wichita Fusion Nail After Knee Arthrodesis

N/ACompletedNCT02045615

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven4 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to make clear how difficult it is to remove osteosynthesis materials afterwards, so surgeons will think twice before inserting intramedullary nails. Also it offers an alternative methode to remove the Wichita Fusion Nail after arthrodesis has become.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Removal Wichita Fusion Nail After Knee Arthrodesis

Interventions

Proposed technique for removal of the Wichita Fusion NailPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Extraction of Wichita Fusion Nail Exclusion Criteria: * All other kinds of intramedullairy nails used to become a solid knee arhrodesis

Locations (1)

UZ Leuven

Pellenberg, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Operation technique

Was the arthrodesis site left intact? How was the Nail removed? Time for operation?

Time frame: first 4 months postop

Secondary Outcomes

Mobility

Time frame: 1 year postop

Pain measurement following the Visual Analogue Scale

Time frame: 1 year postop

Major complications after removal

Amputation? Infection? Wound problems?

Time frame: first 2 years postop

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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