World Hip Trayma Evaluation study 3: Hemiarthroplasty Evaluation by Multicentre Investigation-WHiTE 3 : HEMI.

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Cemented Thompsons vs Modern polished tapered stem. A randomised controlled trial comparing the Thompsons versus the Exeter® polished taper stem and Unitrax® head in the treatment of displaced intracapsular fractures of the proximal femur – The WHiTE: HEMI Study.

• IRAS ID

  158381

• Contact name

  Mike Reed

• Contact email

  mike.reed@nhs.net

• Sponsor organisation

  Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust

• Research summary

  Hip fractures are the commonest osteoporotic fracture and represent the single greatest healthcare burden in the UK. Hip hemiarthroplasty may be required for those where the blood supply to the head of the femur is compromised. A minority of patients receive a ‘total hip arthroplasty’ (replacing the ‘socket’ of the hip joint as well as the femoral head) if they are particularly active before the fracture, but in most cases only the head of the femur is replaced; a hemiarthroplasty. There remains a debate about which type of hemiarthroplasty gives the best results. This study will explore the clinical effectiveness of two different designs of hemiarthroplasty which are already widely used in the UK (the Thompsons stem versus the Exeter polished taper stem with
  Unitrax head.)
  

• REC name

  West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/WM/1098

• Date of REC Opinion

  14 Oct 2014

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion