PFNA vs Dual Mobility in Treatment of Unstable Trochanteric Fractures

Cairo University (CU)

Status and phase: Not yet enrolling; Phase 2

Conditions: Trochanteric Fractures

Treatments: Device: Proximal Femoral Nail; Combination Product: Dual Mobility Arthroplasty

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05677191

Orthopedic

Details and patient eligibility

About

Proximal femoral nail [PFNA] versus dual mobility arthroplasty in treatment of unstable trochanteric fractures

Full description

compare clinial outcome between two different procdures either using pfna or arthroplasty in the treatment of unstable trochaneric fractures

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with trochanteric unstable fractures.
• age 60 or above
• recent fracture time within 2 weeks time period
• trochanteric starting point in pfna
• patients medical condition is stable

Exclusion criteria

• stable trochanteric fractures
• delayed or neglected fractures
• unstable patients medical conditions
• pirformis fossa starting point in pfna

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

proximal femoral nail

Experimental group

Description:

20 patient with trochanteric fractures , unstable type will use proximal femoral nail

Treatment:

Device: Proximal Femoral Nail

Dual Mobility Arthroplasty

Active Comparator group

Description:

20 patient with trochanteric fractures , unstable type will use dual mobility arthroplasty

Treatment:

Combination Product: Dual Mobility Arthroplasty