Is There a Role for Hip Arthroscopy in Patients With Femoral Head Fractures?

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-55
SponsorKasr El Aini Hospital

About this trial

Femoral head fractures, often caused by high-energy trauma, pose significant challenges due to complications like avascular necrosis, post-traumatic osteoarthritis, and sciatic nerve damage. While traditionally treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) or total hip replacement (THR), hip arthroscopy has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative that reduces surgical trauma, offers direct fracture visualization and manipulation, and may result in shorter recovery times and fewer complications.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with pipkin 1 fractures

Disqualifiers

any associated pelvic fractures

severe medical conditions that prevent the patient from undergoing surgery

delayed presentation after 2 weeks from initial fracture date

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • fixation with arthroscopy

Treatment groups

5 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators