Bone remodelling in femoral neck fractures treated with a dynamic hip screw.
- Conditions
- Hip fracture
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20891
- Lead Sponsor
- one
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 25
Inclusion Criteria
Patients are eligible to participate if they are diagnosed with an intracapsular femoral neck fracture and are treated with a dynamic hip screw.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients are excluded from this study if the affected hip has a history of osteonecrosis of the femoral head, Perthes, osteoarthritis (Kellgren and Lawrence score III or IV) or a previous operation. Furthermore, patients that did not fully weight-bear the operated hip preoperatively will be excluded too.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in bone mineral density measured with Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry in several regions of interest in the hip treated with a dynamic hip screw as a treatment for an intracapsular femoral neck fracture.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Complications