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Relationship Between Preoperative Subcutaneous Trochanteric Fat Thickness and Postoperative Infection Risk

Turkey (Türkiye)80 participantsStarted 2024-05-30

Plain-language summary

The effect of preoperative subcutaneous trochanteric fat thickness and trochanteric soft tissue thickness on postoperative infection risk in patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 65 years of age * Femoral neck fractures * Female patients * Patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 65 years * Male patients * Patients with immunosuppressive conditions * Intertrochanteric fractures * Patients with revision surgery * Pathological femoral neck fractures

What they're measuring

Effect of trochanteric fat and soft tissue

Timeframe: Pre-operative

Wound infection

Timeframe: First 3 months after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06428760

SponsorAnkara City Hospital Bilkent

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2024-10-31

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