Clinical Trial: Periprosthetic Fractures of the Femur Treated by Osteosynthesis

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Periprosthetic Fractures of the Femur Treated by Osteosynthesis

Brief Summary:

Observational retrospective study on 36 consecutive patients having had surgery for a periprosthetic fracture of the femur between 2010 and 2015.

The goal of the study is to test whether osteosynthesis was a secure choice at a certain age and with any type of Vancouver fracture.


Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Brugmann University Hospital

Current Primary Outcome:

  • Age [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Demographic data
  • Sex [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Demographic data
  • Body Mass Index [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Demographic data
  • Prosthesis type [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    PTH (total hip prosthesis) or BHP (bipolar hip prosthesis)
  • Type of fracture [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Type of fracture according to the Vancouver International Classification
  • Femoral component [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Need for cement within the femur or not
  • Time between 1st surgery and fracture [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Time between 1st surgery and fracture
  • Fracture healing [ Time Frame: 10 months after surgery ]
    Healing status of the fracture (healed/not healed)
  • Mortality rate [ Time Frame: 10 months after surgery ]
  • Age [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Demographic data
  • Sex [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Demographic data
  • Body Mass Index [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Demographic data
  • Prosthesis type [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    PTH (total hip prosthesis) or BHP (bipolar hip prosthesis)
  • Type of fracture [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Type of fracture according to the Vancouver International Classification
  • Fracture cause [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Fracture cause
  • Femoral component [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Need for cement within the femur or not
  • Time between 1st surgery and fracture [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography) ]
    Time between 1st surgery and fracture
  • Fracture healing [ Time Frame: 10 months after surgery ]
    Prosthesis on the right or on the left side


    Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

    Information By: Brugmann University Hospital

    Dates:
    Date Received: August 1, 2016
    Date Started: June 2016
    Date Completion: December 2016
    Last Updated: November 15, 2016
    Last Verified: November 2016