Status:
COMPLETED
Minimal Invasive Anterior Approach Versus Trans-gluteal Approach for Hemi-arthroplasty in Femoral Neck Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Conditions:
Femoral Neck Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to test the hypothesis that patients older than 60 years with a femoral neck fracture eligible for hemi-arthroplasty (HA) operated by an anterior minimal-invasive approach as c...
Detailed Description
HA via various well established approaches is the typical treatment for displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly patients. In the last decade, so called minimal-invasive surgery (MIS) for the impla...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age of 60 years or more, ambulatory with/without walking aids before trauma
- Femoral neck fracture eligible for hemi-arthroplasty in accordance with the algorithm for femoral neck fracture patients used at the University hospital Basel
- Informed consent
Exclusion
- Refusal of consent by the patient or legal representatives to participate in the study
- More than one fracture
- Suspicion of a pathological fracture in the context of known or unknown malignancy
- Previous surgery of the proximal femur on the same side
- Follow-up not possible (Tourist etc.)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
190 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01408693
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
April 1 2016
Last Update
October 25 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Traumatology, University Hospital
Basel, Switzerland, 4031