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Carbo-fix Lateral Plate Devices and Standard Plate-Nail Constructs in Distal Femur Fractures

This study is for adults aged 18 and older who have a distal femur fracture (a break in the lower part of your thigh bone) that needs surgery. You cannot join if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or unable to give consent. The study is comparing two ways to fix these fractures: the Carbo-fix Lateral Plate Device or a Standard Plate-Nail Construct. Both are standard surgical procedures. Researchers want to see if one method leads to fewer non-unions (when the bone doesn't heal properly) after one year. The goal is to improve how well these fractures heal and reduce the need for more surgeries. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 100 participants. You would be randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Researchers will assess if your fracture has healed properly at 1 year after surgery.

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NCT07280169

Carbo-fix Lateral Plate Devices and Standard Plate-Nail Constructs in Distal Femur Fractures

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Missouri-Columbia
~100 participants
Updated 2026-02-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Carbo-fix Lateral Plate DeviceStandard Plate-Nail Construct

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
The total number of participants that have non-union of their distal femur fractures when utilizing a carbon fiber lateral plate only or a standard nail/plate combination as assessed by standard of care radiographs.
Measured over 1 year

Conditions

Distal Femur Fracture

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    Columbia, Missouristudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Kyle M Schweser, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Missouri-Columbia

Who to contact

Vicki L Jones, MEd
[email protected]
573-882-7583
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adult patients, 18 years or older, with a distal femur fracture requiring surgery
Adult patients able to understand and sign the consent and answer PROs

Exclusion

Age under 18 years
Currently pregnant or breastfeeding (patient will simply be asked pregnancy status)
Unable to give consent
Prisoner
Mentally disabled

What this trial measures

  • The total number of participants that have non-union of their distal femur fractures when utilizing a carbon fiber lateral plate only or a standard nail/plate combination as assessed by standard of care radiographs.1 year