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| Name | Class |
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| University of Missouri-Columbia | OTHER |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City | OTHER |
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Current treatment protocol for pediatric femoral shaft fractures is immediate spica casting for patients 6 years and younger and for patients over 6 years and older is percutaneous or open placement of titanium elastic intramedullary nails. The investigators would like to evaluate the current treatment protocol by comparing those patients 6 years and younger treated with closed reduction and spica casting to those 6 years and younger treated with percutaneous pinned with titanium elastic intramedullary nails or submuscular plating. The investigators will be comparing their post-operative functional level, pain management, impact on family and complications through chart and x-ray reviews. The goal is to improve patient care pre and post-operatively for those who have sustained a femoral shaft fracture 6 years old and younger and increase the knowledge of those residents/physicians who care for this patient population.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| spica casting |
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| intramedullary nailing |
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| submuscualr plating |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| femur fracture repair | Procedure | all participants will have undergone surgical intervention to repair a femur fracture, the investigators will simply be collecting data after the procedure; participants will not be consented until after the procedure |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Impact on family | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| post-operative functional level | 1 year | |
| pain management | 6 weeks | |
| complications |
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Patients will have undergone of the following interventions for the treatment of the femur fracture: spica casting, nancy nailing, or submuscular plating, by a participating physician in the trial. All of these treatments are considered standard of care for this pediatric population.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| J. Eric Gordon, MD | Washington Univeristy | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Children's Hospital - University Missouri | Columbia | Missouri | 65201 | United States | ||
| Children's Mercy Hospital |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005264 | Femoral Fractures |
| ID | Term |
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| D050723 | Fractures, Bone |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D007869 | Leg Injuries |
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| 2 years |
| Kansas City |
| Missouri |
| 64108 |
| United States |
| St. Louis Childrens Hospital | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | United States |