Epidemiological Study of Floating Hip Injuries in Assiut University Hospitals

April 4, 2024 updated by: Omar Yaser Emam Mohamed, Assiut University
Aim of the study is to describe and study the patterns of floating hip injuries and assess the current management in Assiut University Hospitals Trauma Centre to help reach the best approach to plan treatment for these severe and difficult injuries.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

Floating hip injuries are defined as ipsilateral fractures of the pelvis, acetabulum and femur . The term "floating" is used in orthopedic literature to describe certain patterns of skeletal injuries that share one common character which is disruption and discontinuity of bones above and below a joint. This type of injury is very rare and occurs due to high-energy trauma most commonly road traffic accidents and falls from height. Patients of the floating hip injuries are usually poly-trauma patients with other associated potentially serious injuries in the head , chest or abdomen or fractures in other sites. Complication rates are high in these patients due to the severe and unstable nature of this injury. The femoral fracture may be associated with pelvic, acetabular fracture or both, this pattern was classified by Liebergall et al into 3 types; A, B and C with type A involving pelvic fracture associated with an ipsilateral femoral fracture and type B involving an acetabular fracture associated with an ipsilateral femoral fracture and type C involving fractures to both the pelvis and acetabulum. The lack of common terminology , probably because of their rarity and relative low incidence of associated vascular injuries , could have been the reason for the underappreciation of the peculiarity of these injuries. Previous studies have been limited in number without deep analysis of the current practice patters and incidence of complications.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients aged 18 to 60 who were admitted to Assiut University Hospitals and presented with ipsilateral fractures of the pelvis, acetabulum, and femur in the period between 2018-2023

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients (aged 18 to 60) with ipsilateral fractures of the pelvis, acetabulum and femur

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Ages below 18 or above 60
  • pathological and fragility fractures

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of floating hip injuries
Time Frame: From 2018-2023
Determination of the incidence rate of injury by calculating new cases / total number of trauma cases admitted in the time frame from 2018-2023
From 2018-2023
Patterns of injury
Time Frame: 2018-2023
Determination of patterns of injury using the liebergall classification . Fractures are classified into A, B, and C and their percentages over the total number of cases will be calculated
2018-2023

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Assiut University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

April 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

May 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 20, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 27, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

April 3, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 5, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 4, 2024

Last Verified

April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Floating hip

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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