Hips Screws or (Total) Hip Replacement for Undisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Elderly Patients (HipSTHeR)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age75+
SponsorUppsala University
About this trial
A registerbased RCT will investigate whether arthroplasty can decrease the reoperation rate compared to internal fixation for patients with an undisplaced femoral neck fracture (Garden I-II).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Undisplaced (Garden I-II) femoral neck fracture (within 72h)
treated at participating unit
informed consent
amenable for both treatment options
Disqualifiers
no informed consent
pathological or stress fracture
peri-implant fracture
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Arthroplasty
- Internal Fixation
Treatment groups
1,440 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
25Uppsala University Hospital75185, UppsalaUppsala County, Sweden
Alingsås Hospital Alingsås Sweden
Borås Hospital Borås Sweden
Falu Hospital Falun Sweden
Sponsors and collaborators
Uppsala University
Lead sponsor
The Swedish Research Council
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov