Pediatric Hip Plate Versus Cannulated Screw in Pediatric Femoral Neck Fracture

The Fuzhou No 2 Hospital30 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare the early postoperative radiologic and clinical outcomes of pediatric hip plate and cannulated screw fixation in pediatric femoral neck fracture (Delbet type II and Delbet type III).

The children aged 3 to 14 years with femoral neck fracture that were treated with pediatric hip plate and cannulated screw fixation.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Femoral Neck Fractures

Interventions

Pediatric hip platePROCEDURE

Children were treated with pediatric hip plate.

Cannulated screwPROCEDURE

Children were treated with cannulated screw.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 YearsMax age: 14 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with fractures that met these criteria, underwent definitive surgery and had complete clinical and radiographic follow up until fracture union at either institution were included in this study. Exclusion Criteria: * Pathologic fractures, and fractures in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta, neuromuscular disorders or any systemic disease that was associated with a predisposition to fractures or altered fracture healing were excluded.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Radiographic union

The time of radiographic union.

Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 0.5 year.

Secondary Outcomes

The Ratliff classification standard score

Ratliff classification standard score was administered to determine the pain, function, activity and radiographic change.

Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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