Using TRUMATCH Graft Cage for repairing long bone defects

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study involves patients aged 18 and older with critical-sized segmental defects in the humerus, femur, or tibia who are treated at UCSD. Participants will receive the TRUMATCH Graft Cage to repair their long bone defects, and data will be collected on healing rates, complications, re-operation rates, time to return to normal activities, and pain levels over a three-year period. The goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of this novel approach in managing challenging long bone injuries.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* 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

Exclusion Criteria:

* 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
* Prisoner
* Participation in any other pharmacologic or medicinal product study within the previous month that could influence the results of this study.

Where it's running

• University of California, San Diego
  San Diego, California, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Dominic Baun, MS
• Email: jbaun@health.ucsd.edu
• Phone: 858-534-8268

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.