Total Hip Replacement
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary aim of the study is to compare the results of an established, successful procedure, which is total hip arthroplasty through a mini-posterior approach to a less studied - increasingly popular procedure, which is total hip replacement through the direct anterior approach utilizing the orthopedic table.
Interventions
PROCEDUREDirect Anterior Approach
PROCEDUREMini-Posterior Approach
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Male or Female patients between 20 and 100 with unilateral osteoarthritis (DJD) who are surgical candidates for total hip arthroplasty 2. Study participants must be able to give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
1. Significant proximal femoral deformity (post SCFE, Perthes, DDH), acetabular dysplasia (ANY CROWE), inflammatory arthritis, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, prior infection of hip joint, significant leg length discrepancy (\> 4cm), osteoporosis, arthrodesis of the affected hip. 2. The presence of infections, highly communicable diseases, e.g. AIDS, active tuberculosis, venereal disease, hepatitis. 3. Significant neurological or musculoskeletal disorders or disease that may adversely affect normal gait or weight bearing. 4. Presence of previous prosthetic hip replacement device (any type). 5. Active Metastatic disease 6. Active major Psychiatric illness 7. Active Drug or alcohol abuse 8. BMI \> 40. 9. Patients that are known to be pregnant 10. Actively failing contralateral hip replacement.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Activity monitors will be worn | Baseline to 1 year | 3 monitoring sensors will be worn by the subject. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed