Correction of Lower Limb Deformities With Fixator Assisted Nailing

Aga Khan University13 enrolled

Overview

It is a retrospective study at a tertiary care hospital. All cases of lower limb deformity whose correction was done with fixator assisted IM nailing from 2010 till 2017 were analyzed.

It is a retrospective study at a tertiary care hospital. All cases of lower limb deformity whose correction was done with fixator assisted IM nailing from 2010 till 2017 were analyzed. Pre Op x-rays and post op x rays will be analyzed for Mechanical Axis Deviation (MAD), anatomical Lateral Distal Femoral Angle (aLDFA), mechanical Lateral Distal Femoral Angle (mLDFA) and Medial Proximal Tibial Angle (MPTA), post-operative activity and functional status of the patients. Data will be analyzed using SPSS

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Deformity; Bone

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- All those patients who underwent fixator assisted intramedullary nailing of tibia or femurs for deformity correction were included Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who lost to follow up and those with missing records were excluded from the study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Correction of lower limb deformities

Correction of lower limb deformities with fixator assisted nailing

Time frame: 2010 till 2017

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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