IRCT138809102798N1 IRCT 2010-10-05 Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences External fixation compared with medullary nailing, two techniques of operation in leg open fracture External fixation compared with medullary nailing in tibia open fracture 2008-10-22 anticipated 113 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/2636 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment. N/A open tibia fracture. Intervention 1: internal medullary nailing in intervention group. Intervention 2: standard external fixation in control group.

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scientific Masoud Shayestehazar

Emam hospital of Sari

Sari Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 15 1326 1245 Mshayestehazar@mazums.ac.ir Mazandaran University Of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion criteria: Patients with type I and II open tibial fracture. Exclusion criteria: Patients who have underlying diseases like diabetes, hepatic failure, renal failure, Neurologic, rheumatologic and cardiopulmonary diseases, immunocompromised patients, patients arriving at hospital with more than 24 hours delay, patients who have received corticosteroids or are under chemotherapy, patients who are less than 18 and more than 50 years old and patients who have osteoporosis with any cause 15 years 45 years Both S82.2 Fracture of shaft of tibia Treatment - Devices Treatment - Devices internal medullary nailing in intervention group standard external fixation in control group Union. Timepoint: weekly for one month and monthly for six month. Method of measurement: radiography. Complication. Timepoint: weekly for one month and monthly for six month. Method of measurement: radiography. Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Approved 2009-08-25 Mazandarn University of Medical Sciences Sari Sari Iran (Islamic Republic of)