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External Fixator or Antibiotic-coated Plate in Severe Open Long Bone Fractures
Sponsor: Oluwasegun Aremu
Summary
The purpose of the study is to assess whether infection rate is reduced with use of antibiotic-coated plate in severe open tibial fractures compare to use of external fixators
Official title: Use of Antibiotics-cement Coated Plate in the Treatment of Gustilo-Anderson Type III Long Bone Fractures in Low- and Middle-income Countries vs External Fixation: A Multi-centre Randomized Control Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
178
Start Date
2024-01-01
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2024-01-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
antibiotic-coated plate
A plate for fixing long bone fractures is coated with antibiotics cement prepared in theatre
external fixator
external fixators are applied to participants with severe long bone fractures
Locations (2)
Federal Medical Centre, Owo
Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria
Univeristy College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria