Combined nail and plate for hip fractures with weak outer bone
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests whether using both a nail and a plate together helps heal a certain type of hip fracture where the outer part of the bone is thin. It may improve stability and recovery for patients with this specific fracture pattern.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your bones are fully grown (you are an adult).
- You have a hip fracture near the top of the thigh bone that involves the area between the hip and the bony bump (trochanter), and the outer part of the bone is thinner than usual (less than 20.5 mm).
- Your overall injury severity is low (score of 17 or less), meaning you don't have severe injuries to other parts of your body.
- You have not had this fracture for more than 3 weeks.
- You do not have an open fracture (where the bone comes through the skin) and you do not have severe, uncontrolled health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart, kidney, liver, or lung failure.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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