Achilles Tendon for the Treatment of Gluteus Medius Insufficiency
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-80
SponsorSahlgrenska University Hospital
About this trial
Residual limping after total hip arthroplasty is a serious complication that lacks effective treatment. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a surgical treatment for residual limping and compare its results with non-surgical treatment. Our hypothesis is that surgical treatment followed by physiotherapy increases hip function and reduces limping compared with non-surgical treatment with physiotherapy alone.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Persisting limping with positive Trendelenburg's sign for at least 12 months after total hip arthroplasty
Rupture/avulsion of the gluteus medius tendon verified with ultrasound or MRI
Leg length discrepancy of less than 1 cm
Femoral offset discrepancy of less than 25%
Disqualifiers
Neuromuscular disorders
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Surgical reconstruction of gluteus medius with Achilles tendon allograft
Treatment groups
44 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Lead sponsor
Göteborg University
Collaborator
Vastra Gotaland Region
Collaborator
The Swedish Society of Medicine
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov