symptomatic coxarthrosis - wear of the hip joint
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 65 - 80 years 2. Symptomatic coxarthrosis and an indication for a cemented total hip prothesis 3. Physically and mentally able to attend the postoperative follow-up evaluations 4. Signed informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Standard contraindications to elective (un)cemented total hip athroplasties 2. Neurological disorders that affect walking 3. Physical or mental disabilities that could affect judgment or filling out the questionnaires 4. Not literate in Dutch 5. Body Mass Index > 40 6. An abnormal hip anatomy because of which the F.A.L. cup and SPII stem cannot be placed 7. Amputation of het lower extremity 8. Malignancies and currently receiving cytostatic therapy 9. Participation in another study that conflicts with the F.A.L.cup trial 10. Addiction to drugs or alcohol 11. Cup inclination of > 55 degrees
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean linear wear of the cross-linked polyethylene F.A.L. cup compared to the mean linear wear of the standard polyethylene F.A.L. cup at 5 years postoperatively. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. mean linear wear (millimeters/year) at 1 year, 3 years and 10 years postoperatively 2. patient reported outcome measures (HOOS-PS, Oxford Hip Score, pain score, EQ5D and the SQUASH) at 1 year, 3 years 5 years and 10 years postoperatively 3. number of periprosthetic radiolucencies at 5 years and 10 years postoperatively 4. survival of the implant at 5 years and 10 years postoperatively 5. total inpatient costs 10 years postoperatively | — |
Countries
Netherlands