Undisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures (UNFNF)

Sundsvall Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hip Fractures; Femoral Neck Fractures; Internal Fixation; Complications; Arthroplasty Complications; Undisplaced Fracture

Treatments: Device: Internal fixation or hip arthroplasty

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03392285

UFNF_IFvsHA

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcome and the rate of reoperations in a cohort of patients with undisplaced femoral neck fractures treated with internal fixation and patients with displaced femoral neck fractures treated with hip arthroplasty.

Methods In a consecutive series of patients we compared the results of internal fixation for undisplaced femoral neck fractures with those of hip arthroplasty for displaced fractures (control group) of elderly patients. Risk of reoperation and patient reported hip function assessed with Harris hip score and WOMAC were used as outcome measurements.

Enrollment: 235 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Above 65 years old Displaced femoral neck fracture treated with hip arthroplasty Undisplaced femoral neck fracture treated with internal fixation

Exclusion criteria

• Pathologic fracture

Trial design

235 participants in 2 patient groups

Internal fixation

Description:

Patients above 65years old with an undisplaced femoral neck fractures treated with primary internal fixation with screws.

Treatment:

Device: Internal fixation or hip arthroplasty

Hip arthroplasty

Description:

Patients above 65years old with a displaced femoral neck fractures treated with primary hip arthroplasty.

Treatment:

Device: Internal fixation or hip arthroplasty