Surgical Approach in Hemiarthroplasty. A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Posterior and Anterior Approach

Dislocated femoral neck fractures are routinely treated with cemented hemiartroplasty and the direct lateral approach (Hardinge) has commonly been used in Norway. The investigators have lately witnessed a significant change in the prefered surgical approaches in total hip arthroplasty (THA) in favor of the posterior and anterior approaches. The direct lateral approach has in THA, more or less, been abandoned in Norway. Numerous studies have reported superior results using the posterior and anterior approahes compared to the lateral approach.

NCT Number	NCT04900506
Lead Sponsor	Sorlandet Hospital HF Collaborators: South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
Conditions	Femoral Neck Fractures, Bone Mineral Density, Muscle Damage, Surgical Approach
Enrollment	210 participants
Start Date	2022-01-21
Primary Completion	2026-06-10 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-09-10 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-05-08