A Randomized Clinical Study Comparing a Fully-Coated Cementless Stem Versus a Cemented Stem for Total Hip Replacements

Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA)

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 4

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Treatments

Device: Cemented Endurance Stem

Device: Fully coated Prodigy stem

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00689689

CDHA-RL-005

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to answer the question as to whether or not a fully coated cementless stem is equal to or better than a cemented stem in patients over 72 years with good bone quality.

Enrollment

48 patients

Sex

All

Ages

72+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients undergoing surgery for total hip replacements, including diagnosis of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic and post-traumatic arthritis, avascular necrosis and congenital dislocation of the hip. Congenital dislocation of the hip will be included where small but anatomical acetabuli are present, ie., the acetabuli located near the tear-drop
Revisions of failed osteotomies may be included
Bone quality felt to be acceptable to the surgeon for cementless arthroplasty preoperatively in patients > 72 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Patients with active infection
Revision cemented total hip replacement
Charcot joints
Patients with primary or secondary bone tumors in the vicinity of the joint to be replaced
C.D.H. with abnormally placed acetabuli or femoral canals
Fibromyalgia patients