Surgery type and leftover limping after hip replacement
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at whether the kind of hip surgery approach affects how much limping remains after a total hip replacement. You may benefit by helping researchers find the approach that leads to better walking after surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have primary osteoarthritis in one hip that is planned for a total hip replacement.
- You can understand and write Swedish.
- Your other hip and your knees should not have problems that could cause limping.
- You should not have a neuromuscular condition that affects movement.
- After surgery, your leg length difference should be less than 1 centimeter.
- After surgery, the change in hip bone alignment (“femoral offset”) should not be more than 25% compared with your other side.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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