NCT01486641

Anterolateral Versus Posterolateral Approach to the Fractured Hip Arthroplasty

Anterolateral Versus Posterolateral Approach to the Fractured Hip Arthroplasty - a Change in Approach at Sundsvall Hospital.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sundsvall Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the anterolateral in comparison to posterolateral approach to the hip arthroplasty gives an equal or better clinical results.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to compare the anterolateral- to posterolateral approaches in patients suffering a displaced femoral neck fracture operated with an hip arthroplasty. Our hypothesis is that the anterolateral approach gives equal or better clinical function, health related quality of life and less complication and reoperations.

Conditions

• Femoral Neck Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Anterolateral approach	Anterolateral approach acording to Gammer for hip arthroplasty.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2015-06-01
• Completion: 2015-06-01
• First posted: 2011-12-06
• Last updated: 2017-08-02

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Sweden