The purpose of this study is to monitor the performance of artificial hip joints implanted with two different bone cements, SmartSet® HV and SmartSet® GHV, in the treatment of patients with hip joint disease requiring a total hip replacement. Patients who enter the study will be randomly allocated to SmartSet® HV or SmartSet® GHV and will be evaluated at regular intervals following hip surgery using patient, clinical and x-ray assessments
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
243
A high viscosity bone cement for use in total hip replacement (without gentamicin)
A high viscosity bone cement for use in total hip replacement (with gentamicin)
Orthopaedic-traumatology Clinic University Hospital Martin
Martin, Slovakia
Kaplan-Meier survivorship
Time frame: Annually
Harris Hip Score
Time frame: Annually
Oxford Hip Score
Time frame: Annually
Radiological Analysis
Time frame: Annually
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