A Case Series: TRUMATCH Graft Cage for Segmental Long Bone Defects

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of California, San Diego

About this trial

This project consists of a prospective case design. Study candidates will include all patients ages 18 and over who were evaluated at UCSD and found to have a critical-sized humerus, femur, or tibia segmental defect that would be fixed through surgery. Patients who consent to study participation will receive the TRUMATCH Graft Cage for their long bone segmental defect repair. Data on healing rates, complication rates, re-operation rates, time to return to normal activity, and pain levels will be collected for each participation. After 3 years of data collection, we will analyze this data to provide further insight on the utility of the TRUMATCH Graft Cage. Given the significant difficulty with repairing segmental long bone defects, it is imperative to evaluate novel systems to appropriately manage these injuries.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Humerus, femur, or tibia segmental defects requiring surgery

Evaluation and treatment at UCSD

Ages 18 year and older

Abiltiy to understand the content of the patient information/informed consent form

Disqualifiers

Any not medically managed severe systemic disease

Their doctor has decided that it is in the patient's best interest to receive a different method of repair

Their doctor has determined that the patient has a condition that would make them unsuitable for participation in the study

Pregnancy or women planning to conceive within the subject participation period (1 year) note: pregnancy will be self-reported and no test will be performed to test for it

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • TRUMATCH Graft Cage

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed