Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:21 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:21 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00679393
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* patients with Sanders IV displaced intra-articular calcaneal fracture
* males and females aged 16-59 inclusive
* ability to provide informed consent
* available for follow-up for at least 2 years after injury
Exclusion Criteria:
* medical contraindications to surgery
* previous calcaneal pathology (infection, tumor, etc)
* co-existent foot or ipsilateral lower limb injury
* open calcaneal fracture
* injury greater than 3 weeks old
* head injured patients
* inability to obtain pre-operative CT scan or accurately classify the fractures according to the Sanders classification system
* inability to comply with advice to diminish smoking after the injury
* metal allergy
* extremely comminuted intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus deemed impossible to reconstruct by the treating surgeon
* any concerns either by the treating surgeon or patient about harvesting autograft needed for fusion
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
16 Years
Maximum Age:
59 Years
Study:
NCT00679393
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00679393