RecruitingNot Applicable

Hips Screws or (Total) Hip Replacement for Undisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Elderly Patients (HipSTHeR)

Sweden1,440 participantsStarted 2019-09-16

Plain-language summary

A registerbased RCT will investigate whether arthroplasty can decrease the reoperation rate compared to internal fixation for patients with an undisplaced femoral neck fracture (Garden I-II).

Who can participate

Age range75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Undisplaced (Garden I-II) femoral neck fracture (within 72h) * treated at participating unit * informed consent * amenable for both treatment options Exclusion Criteria: * no informed consent * pathological or stress fracture * peri-implant fracture

What they're measuring

Composite variable comprising reoperation rate and mortality

Timeframe: 1 to 2-year post-surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03966716

SponsorUppsala University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-31

Contact for this trial

Wolf Olof, MD, PhD

+46186111707 olof.wolf@surgsci.uu.se

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