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Metal plate aims to hold together tough knee fractures

NCT ID NCT06028971

Disease control Sponsor: 41medical AG Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are observing how well a metal bone plate called the Biphasic Plate Distal Femur works when surgeons use it to fix fractures of the lower thigh bone. The study follows 60 patients whose breaks sit just above the knee, including fractures around hip or knee replacements. Doctors track complications linked to the surgery or the plate and check X-rays to see whether the bone heals properly.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Biphasic Plate Distal Femur, a metal bone plate used to fix fractures of the lower thigh bone
What this could lead to
If the plate performs well, surgeons could have a reliable option for fixing complex fractures around the knee, including breaks near hip or knee replacements.
What could go wrong
This is an observational case series with 60 patients and no comparison group, so it cannot prove the plate works better than other implants. Some fractures may fail to heal or the plate may loosen, and results may not apply to all patients.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 60 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2024

Expected to finish

Oct 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Eledgible patients will be identified at the sites (primary care clinics)

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with fractures of the distal femur requiring internal fixation and treated with the Biphasic Plate DF as indicated according to the IFU. As per the IFU, the Biphasic Plate DF is indicated for: * Distal shaft fractures * Supracondylar fractures * Intraarticular fractures * Periprosthetic fractures * No other major implant beside the Biphasic Plate DF is used for fixation of the distal femur fracture, with the exceptions of lag screw(s) and/or cerclage wire(s), and/or a joint replacement. * Patients who are willing and able to comply with postoperative FUs per local standard of care. * Ability to provide informed consent according to the IRB/EC defined and approved procedures. * Patients over 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria (preoperatively): * Patient is participating in another interventional clinical trial. Exclusion Criteria (intraoperatively): * Change of surgical plan intraoperatively at the discretion of the surgeon that Biphasic Plate DF is not used * Necessity to apply a second (medial) plate (double plating) or an intramedullary nail in case of critical fixation distally

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Femoral Fractures Femoral Fractures, Distal Intra-Articular Fractures Periprosthetic Fractures

As listed by the trial registrant

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Distal femur fracture Intra-articular fractures Periprosthetic fractures Supracondylar fracture

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Diakonie Jung-Stilling Siegen

    Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 57074, Germany

  • Kantonsspital Graubünden

    Chur, Kanton Graubünden, 7000, Switzerland

  • Univeritätsklinikum Münster

    Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149, Germany

  • Universitätsspital Basel

    Basel, 4031, Switzerland

  • Universitätsspital Zürich

    Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

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