Complications and survival of primary and conversion Total Hip Arthroplasties after femoral neck fractures: A comparison of two procedures
- Conditions
- Failed internal fixation after FFN converted to THA versus primary THA after FF
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28439
- Lead Sponsor
- Rijnstate Hospital Arnhem
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet the following criteria:
•Age = 18
•Having had a femoral neck fracture
•Having been treated with a pTHA or DHS or multiple cannulated screw fixation which subsequently failed and which was then converted to THA (cTHA).
Exclusion Criteria
All patients with an:
•Ipsilateral Intramedullary femoral nail
•Ipsilateral Hemiartroplasty
•Polytrauma
•Ipsilateral pathological fracture
•Neoplasma or metastatic disease
•Contralateral hip fracture
will be excluded from participation in this study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main study outcome is the complication rate of: postoperative dislocations, postoperative infections, periprosthetic fractures, prosthetic instability, postoperative bleedings, postoperative cardiorespiratory complications and mortality.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary study outcome is the survival of the pTHA implants and cTHA implants after a failed DHS or multiple (cannulated) screw fixation.