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Hip FracturesNCT06344039

Epidemiological Study of Floating Hip Injuries in Assiut University Hospitals

An observational study of Hip Fractures and Hip Injuries, run by Assiut University.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Aim of the study is to describe and study the patterns of floating hip injuries and assess the current management in Assiut University Hospitals Trauma Centre to help reach the best approach to plan treatment for these severe and difficult injuries. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 60 years
Conditions the study is for
Hip Fractures, Hip Injuries
How many people
100 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Apr 2024to May 2025
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 60 years
  • All sexes
  • Adult

Study population: All patients aged 18 to 60 who were admitted to Assiut University Hospitals and presented with ipsilateral fractures of the pelvis, acetabulum, and femur in the period between 2018-2023

Who may be able to join

  • Adult patients (aged 18 to 60) with ipsilateral fractures of the pelvis, acetabulum and femur

Who cannot join

  • Ages below 18 or above 60
  • pathological and fragility fractures

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Omar Y Mohamed, Bachelor's degree contact

+201111448817

Omar.15235452@med.aun.edu.eg

Osama A Farouk, Professor contact

+20 122 2443531

Farouk-O@aun.edu.eg

About this study

Aim of the study is to describe and study the patterns of floating hip injuries and assess the current management in Assiut University Hospitals Trauma Centre to help reach the best approach to plan treatment for these severe and difficult injuries.

Read the detailed description

Floating hip injuries are defined as ipsilateral fractures of the pelvis, acetabulum and femur . The term "floating" is used in orthopedic literature to describe certain patterns of skeletal injuries that share one common character which is disruption and discontinuity of bones above and below a joint. This type of injury is very rare and occurs due to high-energy trauma most commonly road traffic accidents and falls from height. Patients of the floating hip injuries are usually poly-trauma patients with other associated potentially serious injuries in the head , chest or abdomen or fractures in other sites. Complication rates are high in these patients due to the severe and unstable nature of this injury. The femoral fracture may be associated with pelvic, acetabular fracture or both, this pattern was classified by Liebergall et al into 3 types; A, B and C with type A involving pelvic fracture associated with an ipsilateral femoral fracture and type B involving an acetabular fracture associated with an ipsilateral femoral fracture and type C involving fractures to both the pelvis and acetabulum. The lack of common terminology , probably because of their rarity and relative low incidence of associated vascular injuries , could have been the reason for the underappreciation of the peculiarity of these injuries. Previous studies have been limited in number without deep analysis of the current practice patters and incidence of complications.

Keywords
Floating hip, Pelvic fractures, Acetabular fractures, Femur fractures, Trauma
Medical subject headings
Hip Fractures, Hip Injuries, Femoral Fractures, Wounds and Injuries

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Incidence of floating hip injuries

    Determination of the incidence rate of injury by calculating new cases / total number of trauma cases admitted in the time frame from 2018-2023

    Measured: From 2018-2023

  2. Patterns of injury

    Determination of patterns of injury using the liebergall classification . Fractures are classified into A, B, and C and their percentages over the total number of cases will be calculated

    Measured: 2018-2023

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Apr 2024
  2. Study startApr 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionApr 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completionMay 2025 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06344039
Sponsor's protocol ID
Floating hip
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
20 Mar 2024
Last updated
5 Apr 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Yang Y, Zou C, Fang Y, Shakya S. Medium-term clinical results in patients with floating hip injuries. BMC Surg. 2023 Feb 20;23(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s12893-023-01927-6.

    PubMed 36803387

  • Muller EJ, Siebenrock K, Ekkernkamp A, Ganz R, Muhr G. Ipsilateral fractures of the pelvis and the femur--floating hip? A retrospective analysis of 42 cases. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 1999;119(3-4):179-82. doi: 10.1007/s004020050385.

    PubMed 10392514

  • Liebergall M, Mosheiff R, Safran O, Peyser A, Segal D. The floating hip injury: patterns of injury. Injury. 2002 Oct;33(8):717-22. doi: 10.1016/s0020-1383(01)00204-2.

    PubMed 12213424

  • Wu CL, Tseng IC, Huang JW, Yu YH, Su CY, Wu CC. Unstable pelvic fractures associated with femoral shaft fractures: a retrospective analysis. Biomed J. 2013 Mar-Apr;36(2):77-83. doi: 10.4103/2319-4170.110401.

    PubMed 23644236

  • Zamora-Navas P, Guerado E. Vascular complications in floating hip. Hip Int. 2010;20 Suppl 7:S11-8. doi: 10.1177/11207000100200s703. Epub 2010 May 27.

    PubMed 20512766

  • Mohamed SO, Ju W, Qin Y, Qi B. The term "floating" used in traumatic orthopedics. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Feb;98(7):e14497. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014497.

    PubMed 30762776

  • Burd TA, Hughes MS, Anglen JO. The floating hip: complications and outcomes. J Trauma. 2008 Feb;64(2):442-8. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31815eba69.

    PubMed 18301213

  • Brioschi M, Randelli F, Capitani P, Capitani D. Floating hip in polytraumatized patients: complications, mechanism of injury, and surgical strategy. Int Orthop. 2022 Feb;46(2):361-368. doi: 10.1007/s00264-021-05262-4. Epub 2021 Nov 15.

    PubMed 34779899

  • Meena UK, Bansal MC, Behera P, Goyal D, Kumar R. Concomitant ipsilateral acetabular and femoral fractures - an appraisal of outcomes and complications in 34 patients. Acta Orthop Belg. 2021 Sep;87(3):401-410.

    PubMed 34808712

  • Cech A, Rieussec C, Kerschbaumer G, Seurat O, Corbet C, Vibert B, Tronc C, Ruatti S, Bouzat P, Tonetti J, Boudissa M. Complications and outcomes in 69 consecutive patients with floating hip. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2021 Oct;107(6):102998. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2021.102998. Epub 2021 Jun 29.

    PubMed 34214653

  • Liebergall M, Lowe J, Whitelaw GP, Wetzler MJ, Segal D. The floating hip. Ipsilateral pelvic and femoral fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1992 Jan;74(1):93-100. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.74B1.1732275.

    PubMed 1732275

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Hip Fractures and Hip Injuries, run by Assiut University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Apr 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Omar Y Mohamed, Bachelor's degree (+201111448817, Omar.15235452@med.aun.edu.eg), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Incidence of floating hip injuries (time frame: From 2018-2023). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06344039, which also lists 11 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Apr 2024.

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