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Early Weight Bearing on Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures in Elderly Patients
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Non Weight bearing and Early Weight Bearing for Distal Femur Fractures. Completed, enrolled 50 participants across 6 sites.
Detailed Summary
The investigators will be looking at geriatric distal femur fractures. The investigators will prospectively enroll these patients and allow patients to either weight bear as tolerated or limit their weight bearing post operatively. The investigators will evaluate functional outcomes.
Study Details
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The design will be a surgeon based prospective cohort supported in the literature to answer research questions in which surgeons may have a preferred treatment type. Each surgeon will treat study subjects by his or her single chosen method (weight bearing as tolerated post operatively versus non weight bearing). The benefits of early weight bearing are accelerated functional recovery, increased independence, decreased impact on the family, increased psychological benefits, reduced use of healthcare resources, decreased need for family intervention, and family to take care of the patient.
The design will be a surgeon based prospective cohort supported in the literature to answer research questions in which surgeons may have a preferred treatment type. Each surgeon will treat study subjects by his or her single chosen method (weight bearing as tolerated post operatively versus non weight bearing). The benefits of early weight bearing are accelerated functional recovery, increased independence, decreased impact on the family, increased psychological benefits, reduced use of healthcare resources, decreased need for family intervention, and family to take care of the patient.