Trial of Weight Bearing Status Following Femoral Revision With Tapered, Fluted, Titanium Stems

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics169 enrolled

Overview

This is a prospective, randomized controlled trial of all patients undergoing femoral revision at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Rothman Institute undergoing femoral revision surgery with the use of a modern titanium, fluted, tapered stem. At the time of surgery, patients will be randomized to six weeks of toe-touch weight bearing or immediate weight bearing as tolerated

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

169

Conditions

Postoperative Pain Hip Arthroplasty

Interventions

immediate weight bearing after surgeryPROCEDURE

immediate weight bearing

6 weeks of toe-touch weight bearing after surgeryPROCEDURE

6 weeks of toe-touch weight bearing

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 99 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * femoral revision patients with the use of a modern titanium, fluted, tapered stem. Exclusion Criteria: * include cemented fixation of the stem and patients with a tenuous acetabular reconstruction for whom the surgeon would like to protect weight bearing

Locations (1)

Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Return to function

time to return to baseline ambulatory status

Time frame: 1 year

Postoperative Complications

radiographic measurements of subsidence of the stem

Time frame: 1 year

Implant survival

re-revision rates within one year

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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