Prospective Study of Arthrodesis of Finger Distal Interphalangeal Joints Using the Kerifuse Device
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Clinique Saint François, Nice, France
- Where
- Nice, FranceSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 50 people, planned
- Started
- 1 Dec 2023
- Expected to end
- 1 Dec 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- KeriFuse implant implantation
- Record updated
- 10 July 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Eligible patients with osteoarthritis of finger for an interphalangeal arthrodesis with KeriFuse implant
Who cannot take part
- Patients with contraindications to surgery
- Patients with acute or chronic, local or systemic infections
- Patients with sensitivities or allergies to device components (Nickel, Titanium)
- Pregnant or breastfeeding patient
- Patient with an intellectual disability and who therefore cannot follow the surgeon's instructions
Where in France
- Clinique Saint FrançoisNice, FranceContact: Valentine LammensTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Arthrodesis of a distal interphalangeal joint of the finger (DIP) is mainly performed for a degenerated and painful joint. Various stabilization methods have been used to provide compression at the arthrodesis site such as pins, steel wires, compression screws, headless compression screws, bioresorbable implants and intramedullary staples.
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Although with complications such as implant fractures or dorsal cortical erosion, intramedullary arthrodesis staples provide reliable pain relief and a consistent fusion rate while inevitably scarring the finger pulp or nail dystrophy.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the bone fusion time during an arthrodesis performed with the Kerifuse shape memory implant.
The group in the trial
- PatientsTreatment being tested
Patients older than 18 years-old, with a surgical indication of interphalangeal arthrodesis of finger
Treatment: KeriFuse implant implantation
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Prospective Study of Arthrodesis of Finger Distal Interphalangeal Joints Using the Kerifuse Device KF 23)
- Record updated
- 10 July 2026