Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
Keep this study
Lead
Prisma Health-Upstate
With
University of Missouri-Columbia
Age
18–85
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Men or women between the ages of 18 years and 85 years;
2. Acute fractures of the femoral shaft
You may not be if
1. Fractures not amenable to intramedullary nailing and deemed by the treating surgeon;
2. Pathological fractures;
3. Open fractures;
4. Patients with additional injuries to the ipsilateral femur;
5. Surgical delay of greater than 7 days from the time of injury;
6. Retained hardware in the affected limb;
7. Previous infection in fractured limb;
8. Likely problems in the judgment of the investigators with maintaining follow-up;
9. Patients with severe cognitive injuries or disabilities will be excluded if it is deemed that they will be unable to complete the study questionnaires;
10. Hopeless diagnosis;
11. Medical comorbidities that prohibit the conductance of surgical treatment under a general anesthetic;
