# A Prospective Randomized Pilot Study to Compare Open Versus Percutaneous Syndesmosis Repair of Unstable Ankle Fractures

> **NCT02245893** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's** · enrollment: 50 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Fracture Dislocation of Ankle Joint

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** open reduction internal fixation (ORIF)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02245893
- **Lead sponsor:** London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2013-08
- **Primary completion:** 2016-09
- **Final completion:** 2020-06
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-02-26


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02245893

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02245893, "A Prospective Randomized Pilot Study to Compare Open Versus Percutaneous Syndesmosis Repair of Unstable Ankle Fractures". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02245893. Licensed CC0.

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