Lateral versus Modified Tilted Supine Position of the Patients Undergoing Peritrochanteric Fracture Fixation by a Dynamic Hip Screw

A Radiological Study Comparing Lateral versus Modified Tilted Supine Position of the Patients Undergoing Peritrochanteric Fracture Fixation by a Dynamic Hip Screw: A Randomized Controlled Clinical trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201412000946361

Enrollment

Registered

2014-11-25

Start date

2014-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Surgery Peritrochanteric fracture

Interventions

Lateral position on fracture table

Modified tilted supine position

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Male and female patients - Age over 40 years - Stable or unstable peritrochanteric fractures as a result of either high or low energy trauma - No medical contraindications to surgery - Patients are keen to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients with previous hip surgeries - Pathological fractures - Osteoarthritic hip changes - Non-united fractures

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Procedural dificulties: The time taken to position the patient, and to reduce the fracture (setting-up time), Operating time, mean Image Intensifier exposure time, perioperative blood loss, postoperative wound drainage, and the amount of blood transfused.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Radiological outcomes: amount of displacement between the two main fracture fragments, the neck-shaft angle, the position of the implant, Tip Apex Distance and the modified Parker¿s Index Ratio.	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMohamed Ghareeb

Assistant lecturer and specialist of Orthopedic surgery and Trauma

mmohamedaly@hotmail.com+201004074534

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026