# Surgical Management of Posterior Malleolar Fractures Using the Direct or Indirect Reduction Techniques

> **NCT02801474** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School** · enrollment: 148 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Posterior Malleolus Fractures

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** direct fracture reduction and fixation
- **PROCEDURE:** indirect fracture reduction and fixation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02801474
- **Lead sponsor:** The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-01
- **Primary completion:** 2015-12
- **Final completion:** 2015-12
- **Target enrollment:** 148 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2016-06-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02801474

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02801474, "Surgical Management of Posterior Malleolar Fractures Using the Direct or Indirect Reduction Techniques". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02801474. Licensed CC0.

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