Open vs Closed Reduction in Femoral Neck Fractures Using Anterolateral vs Direct Lateral Approach (FNFs)

December 9, 2025 updated by: Samer youssef mansour meglaa

Outcomes of Open vs Closed Reduction in Femoral Neck Fractures Using Dynamic Hip Screw

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Study Overview

Detailed Description

Outcomes of open vs closed reduction in femoral neck fractures using anterolateral vs direct lateral approach using dynamic hip screws

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

3

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Egypt
      • Asyut, Egypt, Egypt
        • Assuit university

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • patients of both genders between the ages of 16 to 60 years old and had trauma caused femoral neck fracture.
  • patients of both genders with Garden's type three and four femoral neck fractures

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients of both genders below the age of 16 and above 60 years old.
  • patients with pathological femoral neck fractures.
  • patients with autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
  • patients with neglected femoral neck fractures(more than 1 week).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Open eduction of femoral neck fractures
Open reduction Using watson jones approach
Open reduction of femoral neck fractuctures
Experimental: Closed reduction of femoral neck fractures
Using direct lateral approach
Closed reduction of femoral neck fractures

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Radiographic evaluation of reduction quality postoperatively
Time Frame: 6 month

By measuring :

  • 1- femoral offset
  • 2-Neck-length discrepancy
  • 3 - ante-version angle
  • 4-step-off
6 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Asses patients clinically post operative
Time Frame: 1 year
Using Harris Hip Score
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 2, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 10, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 10, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 18, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 9, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

December 23, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 23, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 9, 2025

Last Verified

August 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • open vs closed reduction FNFs

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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