Nails Versus Plates for Femur Fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

CompletedOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

332

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2014

Conditions
Femoral Fractures
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Intramedullary Nailing

Surgical treatment that includes closed or open reduction and stabilization of the femur fracture with an intramedullary rod inserted using antegrade or retrograde technique

PROCEDURE

Open Reduction Internal Fixation

Surgical treatment that includes open reduction internal fixation of the femur fracture with a dynamic compression plate

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute, Dar es Salaam

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Orthopaedic Research Foundation

OTHER

collaborator

Orthopaedic Trauma Association

OTHER

collaborator

Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute

OTHER

lead

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

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