NCT00317837

Bipolar Versus Unipolar Hemiarthroplasty for Patients With a Hip Fracture

Bipolar vs. Unipolar Hemiarthroplasty for Patients Aged 70 Years or Above, With a Dislocated Medial Femoral Neck Fracture

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Insertion of a hemiarthroplasty is a well established treatment for a dislocated medial hip fracture in elderly patients. The purpose of this study is to compare unipolar and bipolar hemiarthroplasty as a treatment for patients aged 70 years or above with a dislocated medial femoral neck fracture. The study is prospective and randomised, and will be based on questionnaires, clinical examinations, registration of complications and radiographic evaluation at follow up at 3 months, 1 and 3 years postoperatively.

Conditions

• Femoral Neck Fractures

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Unipolar Hemiarthroplasty of the hip joint	Unipolar Hemiarthroplasty of the hip joint
PROCEDURE	bipolar hemiarthroplasty	bipolar hemiarthroplasty

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-10-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2006-04-25
• Last updated: 2014-03-31

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Denmark