Surgical treatment of osteoporotic hip fractures
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Interthcohanteric hip fractures in the elderlyInjury, Occupational Diseases, PoisoningFracture of neck of femur
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN15588442
- Lead Sponsor
- General University Hospital of Patras
- Brief Summary
2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37507795/ (added 31/07/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1. Traumatic closed intertrochanteric femur fracture (A2 AO/OTA)
2. Patients aged over 70 years
3. Presentation to hospital within 7 days of injury
4. No concomitant injuries or prior operations to the unaffected hip
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with concomitant injuries affecting treatment and rehabilitation of the affected limb
2. Patients with associated neurovascular injuries requiring immediate surgery
3. Patients with limited Greek proficiency including family members
4. Patients where consent is refused
5. Patients with severe dementia, non-ambulated and with severe associated diseases prohibiting operative intevention
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Radiological measurements (cut-out, varus displacement, loss of reduction, malunion, nonunion) at the 24 weeks follow-up evaluation<br>2. Functional status assessed using patient-reported disease-specific scores (Harris Hip score HHS and Oxford hip score-OHS) at 6, 12 and 24 weeks follow up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method