Total Hip Arthroplasty, Vitamin E, polyethylene, wear
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease of the hip, scheduled for a primary unilateral total hip arthroplasty; 2. Age < 70 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Secondary osteoarthritis of the hip; 2. (Active) arthritis (eg rheumatic disease); 3. Peripheral neuropathy; 4. History of CVA; 5. Cognitive impairment (eg dementia).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Polyethylene wear (mm/y) at 10 years postoperatively. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Polyethylene wear at 1, 3, 5 and 7 years postoperatively; 2. Relative decrease/increase in acetabular bone mineral density (BMD) at 1 and 2 years postoperatively; 3. Acetabular and proximal femoral osteolytic changes at 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years postoperatively; 4. Patient-reported functional outcome, health related quality of life and physical activity (HOOS) and physician-reported functional outcome (Harris Hip Score) at 6 weeks and 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years postoperatively; 5. Physical activity behaviour (SQUASH) at 1, 3, 5 and 10 years postoperatively; 6. Survival (number of revisions) determined at 5 and 10 years postoperatively. | — |
Contacts
Martini Ziekenhuis Van Swietenplein 1