Hips Screws or (Total) Hip Replacement for Undisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Elderly Patients (HipSTHeR)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age75+
SponsorUppsala University
About this trial
A registerbased RCT will investigate whether arthroplasty can decrease the reoperation rate compared to internal fixation for patients with an undisplaced femoral neck fracture (Garden I-II).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Undisplaced (Garden I-II) femoral neck fracture (within 72h)
treated at participating unit
informed consent
amenable for both treatment options
Disqualifiers
no informed consent
pathological or stress fracture
peri-implant fracture
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Arthroplasty
- Internal Fixation
Treatment groups
1,440 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Uppsala University
Lead sponsor
The Swedish Research Council
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov