100
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2000
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2008
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2008
Compass Universal Hinge External Fixator
Application of the Compass Knee Hinge adds approximately 30 minutes to the surgical time. After the apparatus has been in place for the appropriate amount of time (6-8 weeks), it is removed either in the clinical setting, or in the one-day surgery area of UAB Highlands.
Non-invasive External Knee Brace
For Group A patients, an external knee brace (several brands available and no one brace specified for this study) will be placed on the leg following surgical repair of the knee dislocation.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Orthopaedic Trauma, Birmingham
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
INDUSTRY
University of Alabama at Birmingham
OTHER