Hemiarthroplasty or Internal Fixation for Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures - 5 Years Follow up

Ullevaal University Hospital0 sites222 target enrollmentOctober 2002

ConditionsFemoral Neck Fractures

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Femoral Neck Fractures
Sponsor: Ullevaal University Hospital
Enrollment: 222
Primary Endpoint: Harris Hip Score
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

An estimated 1.6 million patients sustain a hip fracture every year, about half of these are intracapsular femoral neck fractures. A femoral neck fracture is a life changing event for any patient, and the risk of disability, increased dependence and death is substantial. The main treatment options for displaced femoral neck fractures are internal fixation and arthroplasty. It is established that there are more complications and reoperations after internal fixation, and better short term clinical results with arthroplasty, but knowledge about long term results is lacking.

Detailed Description

Patients were included from 2002-2004. Two years follow up was finished by 2006. Patients with displaced intracapsular femoral neck fractures were included and randomized by means of closed numbered envelopes to operation groups: 1. Two parallel screws (Olmed). 2. Hemiarthroplasty with Charnley/ Hastings prosthesis. A priori one would expect that there would be less morbidity and mortality with the less extensive and quicker operation with parallel screw and that a faster and better rehabilitation would be achieved with hemiarthroplasty.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

October 2002

End Date

December 2011

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel