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Single Versus Dual Implant Fixation of Distal Femur Fractures
Recruiting
Single Implant Versus Dual Implant Fixation of Distal Femur Extra Articular and Complete Articular Fractures - PRORP
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater than or equal to 18 years * Surgically treated displaced distal femur extra articular or complete articular fractures Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with injury features that preclude treatment with 2 implants * Patients unlikely to follow-up due to homelessness, or planning follow up at another institution * Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 40 * Injury due to ground level fall * Patient that speaks neither English or Spanish * Patients with multisystem injuries that could preclude return to work * \< 18 years of age * Prisoner
About the study
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two types of surgical fixation in patients with specific kinds of distal femur fractures. The main questions it aims to answer is which operation for distal femur fractures is better for efficient return to work and everyday activities.
What is being tested
- Single Implant Fixation (procedure)
- Dual Implant Fixation (procedure)
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Participants: 144 · Started: Sep 16, 2024
Contact the study team
- Rachel Seymour, PhD · Phone: 704.355.2000
- Christine Churchill, MA · Phone: 704.355.2000
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06286670
Locations in the U.S.
| Alabama | University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham |
| California | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles |
| Georgia | Emory University, Grady Memorial Research Hospital, Atlanta Atrium Health Navicent, Macon |
| Louisiana | Louisiana State University, New Orleans (Not yet recruiting) |
| Maryland | University of Maryland, Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore |
| New York | NYC Health and Hospital/Bellevue, New York (Not yet recruiting) |
| North Carolina | University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte Atrium Health Cabarrus, Concord |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State University, Hershey |
| South Carolina | Prisma Health- Upstate, Greenville |
| Tennessee | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Texas | University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston (Not yet recruiting) |
| Virginia | Inova, Fairfax Valley Health, Winchester |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.