Continuous Passive Motion Following Fixation of Pelvic and Knee Fractures
ConditionFractures, Bone
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Cincinnati
About this trial
The investigators will directly compare the visual analog scale scores and narcotic pain medication requirements in the patients who have continuous passive motion (CPM) versus those who do not during the course of the hospital admission following an open reduction internal fixation surgery for acetabular fracture, supracondylar femur fracture, or a tibial plateau fracture.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 18 or greater
Isolated acetabular fractures, supracondylar femur fractures, or tibial plateau fracture
Have undergone operative intervention for fracture
Disqualifiers
Injury to either lower extremity that affects the patient's ability to weight bear
Under the age of 18
Pregnant
A prisoner
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- CPM
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov