An Outcome Study to compare the Direct Anterior (Heuter) and Direct Lateral (Hardinge) approaches in total hip joint replacement
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Total Hip Replacement for arthritis of the hip.Surgery - Surgical techniques
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000216314
- Lead Sponsor
- John Marshall O'Donnell
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Patients undergoing Total Hip Replacement.
Exclusion Criteria
Obesity.
Marked joint stiffness.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Return to full activity.[Preoperative assessment, operative assessment and follow up at six weeks, three, six and twelve months.];Accuracy of implant placement.[Postoperative xray.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ength of hospital stay.[Time of discharge from hospital.]