The Role of Surgical Approach on Residual Limping After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-80
SponsorSahlgrenska University Hospital
About this trial
Residual limping after total hip arthroplasty is empirically associated with the use of lateral approach but has been reported in litterature even with the use of posterior approach. The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the risk of residual limping one year after total hip arthropasty between lateral and posterior approach.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Primary unilateral osteoarthritis of the hip scheduled for total hip arthroplasty.
Ability to understand and write swedish.
Disqualifiers
Impaired funktion of the contralateral hip or knees causing limping.
Neuromuscular diseases
Postoperative leg length discrepancy excceding 1 cm
Postoperative discrepancy in femoral offset exceeding 25% of the femoral offset of the contralateral hip.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Lateral approach
- Posterior approach
Treatment groups
580 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Lead sponsor
Vastra Gotaland Region
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov