Anterolateral Versus Posterolateral Approach to the Fractured Hip Arthroplasty (APAF)

Sundsvall Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Femoral Neck Fracture

Treatments: Procedure: Anterolateral approach

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01486641

Sebastian-12

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 160 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age > 65 years
• Displaced femoral neck fracture

Exclusion criteria

• Pathologic fracture
• Not Swedish speaker
• Not living in Västernorrlands county

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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160 participants in 2 patient groups

Anterolateral approach

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture operated through the anterolateral approach to the hip arthroplasty. Lubinus total hip arthroplasty or varikopf hemiarthroplasty.

Treatment:

Procedure: Anterolateral approach

Posterolateral approach

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture operated through the posterolateral approach to the hip arthroplasty. Lubinus total hip arthroplasty or varikopf hemiarthroplasty.