Internal fixation of Garden type III femoral neck fractures with sliding hip screw and anti-rotation screw: Does valgus reduction improve healing?

Recruiting

• Conditions: S72.0; Fracture of neck of femur

• Registration Number: DRKS00029953
• Lead Sponsor: BG Unfallklinik Murnau

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-09-22
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 109

Inclusion Criteria

Garden Type III femoral neck fracture
- Kellgren-Lawrence score under grade III
- Internal fixation with sliding hip screw combined with antirotation screw

Exclusion Criteria

- Kellgren-Lawrence score of IV
- Garden Type I, II and IV femoral neck fracture
- Patients older than 70 years at time of surgery
- Femoral neck fracture stabilized by different implants other than the combination of sliding hip screw and antirotation screw
- Patients with preliminary disturbances of gait patterns and injuries of the affected hip

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The angle of the 2- or 4-hole sliding hip screw plate [°] and the length of the sliding hip screw [mm], the tip-apex distance [mm] and the angle between sliding hip screw and antirotation scew [°] were measured in frontal and axial planes of the intraoperative X-rays.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
In each follow-up visit the healing time [weeks] and implant failure as well as possible surgical related complications were examined.