Dynamic Internal Fixation of Femoral Neck Fractures

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00779948

Acronym

DIFINE

Enrollment

171

Registered

2008-10-24

Start date

2008-12-31

Completion date

2013-02-28

Last updated

2013-08-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Femoral Neck Fracture

Keywords

Femoral Neck Fracture, Internal Fixation, Dynamic Hip Screw

Brief summary

Evaluation of dynamic Plate-Screw-Systems for internal fixation after femoral neck fractures. Open Registry for Comparison of 1-screw-systems (DHS) with multi-screw-system Targon FN.

Detailed description

Two implant systems are mainly used for internal fixation: canulated screws and plate-screw-systems. Regarding the latter, the dynamic hip screw systems (DHS)represent the most frequently used devices. Targon FN (Aesculap) is a new plate-screw system and available on the market since 2007. In contrast to the DHS, which uses only one telescrew, the Targon FN provides up to four telescrews. With this registry, we want to evaluate the results of Targon FN compared with DHS systems.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

55 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* men \>= 60 years, women \>= 55 years * femoral neck fractures needing surgical therapy * femoral head preserving indication * Living in a 100 km Radius from Hospital

Exclusion criteria

* Patient not able to walk * Previous fracture or surgery on ipsilateral hip * pathological fracture * open fracture

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Cumulative Complication Rate	1 year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Course of Surgery Mobilization Radiology functional Results (SF-12, IOWA Hip Score)	1 year

Countries

Germany

Outcome results