Injury, occupational diseases, poisoning: Musculoskeletal injury Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Conditions
Interventions
There are three treatment options:
1. One method of mending the break is with a type of screw, sometimes with a plate on its side
the two parts of the bone are joined together, and no bone is replaced.
2. A second method using a hip replacement. The ball at the end of the femur bone is replaced by an artificial
the socket is not replaced.
3. The third method is also a type of hip replacement. Like the second method, the ball of the femur is replaced, but the socket in the hip bone is also rep
Sponsors
Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elderly patients with bipolar hemiarthroplasty, total hip arthroplasty or reduction and fixation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical outcome will include perioperative mortality and reoperation. Functional outcomes will be assessed using a hip rating questionnaire and the EuroQoL functional outcome questionnaire. A cost-effectiveness and cost utility analysis will be integrated into the study protocol. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed