The Role of Surgical Approach on Residual Limping After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Recruiting · NCT05216666 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Lateral approachPosterior approach
What this trial is about
Residual limping after total hip arthroplasty is empirically associated with the use of lateral approach but has been reported in litterature even with the use of posterior approach. The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the risk of residual limping one year after total hip arthropasty between lateral and posterior approach.
Who can take part
Age range
40 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Primary unilateral osteoarthritis of the hip scheduled for total hip arthroplasty.
- Ability to understand and write swedish.
Exclusion criteria
- Impaired funktion of the contralateral hip or knees causing limping.
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Postoperative leg length discrepancy excceding 1 cm
- Postoperative discrepancy in femoral offset exceeding 25% of the femoral offset of the contralateral hip.
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital - Mölndal, Sweden