NCT00644397.

Trial name or title	Plate Fixation of Distal Femur Fractures: a Protocol for a Study of Two Plate Options
Methods	Randomised, prospective, multicentre study
Participants	49 participants will be required in each group (based on previously reported malunion rates) Inclusion criteria: closed or Gustilo 13,14 Type I, II or IIIA open fractures that can be treated with an angled blade plate or an LCP condylar plate aged ≥ 16 years and skeletally mature, regardless of race or gender Exclusion criteria: pathological fractures secondary to neoplasm time elapsed since injury > 10 days before fixation open fractures unable to undergo debridement and irrigation in the first 24 hours inability or refusal to give consent
Interventions	95º angled blade plate 4.5 mm condylar locking plate
Outcomes	Infection, non‐union, malunion, functional outcomes
Starting date	May 2006
Contact information	Heather A Vallier, M.D., MetroHealth Medical Center, hvallier@metrohealth.org
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