The Warwick Hip Trauma Study

Completed

Conditions: Topic: Musculoskeletal
Subtopic: Musculoskeletal (all Subtopics)
Disease: Osteoporotic and fragility fractures
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Osteoporosis with pathological fracture

Registration Number: ISRCTN49197425

Lead Sponsor: niversity of Warwick (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 225

Inclusion Criteria

1. All patients who present with intracapsular fractures of the proximal femur
2. Male and female, lower age limit of 65 years
3. With or without capacity to consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. All patients who present late following their injury i.e. more than 48 hours after the index fracture
2. Patients with other serious injuries to either lower limb that would interfere with rehabilitation of the index fracture
3. Patients who are managed non-operatively
4. Patients younger than 65 years

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The proportion of participants undergoing re-operation for failure of fixation within one year of sustaining the fracture.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Radiographic non-union rate at 12 months. Non-union will be defined as failure of the fracture to show signs of bony union on the anteroposterior or lateral radiograph 1 year after surgery. <br>2. Radiographic evidence of failure of fixation at 6, 12 and 52 weeks <br>3. Radiographic evidence of avascular necrosis at one year <br>4. Magnetic resonance imaging at 6, 12 and 52 weeks. This measure will only be recorded for those participants with capacity to consent.<br>5. The EQ-5D score at 6, 12 and 52 weeks <br>6. Length of index hospital stay