NCT02032017

Percutaneous Assisted Approach for Total Hip Replacement and it's Effect on Functional Rehabilitation.

Percutaneous Assisted Approach for Total Hip Replacement and it's Effect on Functional Rehabilitation Compared to the Anterolateral Approach.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universiteit Antwerpen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether revalidation following total hip replacement through the percutaneous approach is faster or better than following the anterolateral approach. We assume this would be the case since it is possible to spare a large part of the gluteus medius muscle with the percutaneous approach.

Conditions

• Total Hip Arthroplasty

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Ceramic on ceramic couple	All patients will get a standard total hip replacement (cementless hydroxyapatite coated cup and a titanium plasmasprayed stem) with a ceramic on ceramic (third generation biolox delta) couple. Preoperative leg length and offset are marked to reconstruct the preoperative leg length and to obtain the optimal offset.
PROCEDURE	Percutaneous assisted approach
PROCEDURE	Anterolateral approach
OTHER	Usual care	Both groups will receive usual care (UC) after surgery. This includes standard physiotherapy care consisting of mobilizing and strengthening techniques. All patients will receive a booklet containing information about the surgery, weight bearing after the surgery, and rehabilitation in general.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• First posted: 2014-01-09
• Last updated: 2014-01-09

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Belgium