Periprosthetic Fracture Registry (PPFx)

Description

This registry supports international data collection and research on PPFx treatments after hip and knee arthroplasty. A registry such as this ultimately aims to provide far-reaching benefits to society including reduced morbidity and mortality, improved patient safety, improved quality of care and medical decision-making, reduced medical spending, and advances in orthopaedic science.

Conditions

Periprosthetic Fractures, Periprosthetic Fracture Around Prosthetic Joint Implant

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This registry supports international data collection and research on PPFx treatments after hip and knee arthroplasty. A registry such as this ultimately aims to provide far-reaching benefits to society including reduced morbidity and mortality, improved patient safety, improved quality of care and medical decision-making, reduced medical spending, and advances in orthopaedic science.

Multicenter Prospective Registry for Periprosthetic Fractures After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

Periprosthetic Fracture Registry (PPFx)

Condition
Periprosthetic Fractures
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Columbia

University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201

Jersey City

Jersey City Medical Center RWJ Barnabas Health, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, 07302

Livingston

Saint Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, Livingston, New Jersey, United States, 07039

Nashville

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age ≥18 years
  • * Post-operative PPFx after total or hemi hip or total or unicondylar knee arthroplasty (including the acetabulum, femur, patella and proximal tibia) requiring
  • * osteosynthesis alone or
  • * component revision plus plate/nail osteosynthesis
  • * Informed consent obtained, i.e.:
  • * Ability of the patient or assigned representative to understand the content of the patient information / Informed Consent Form
  • * Signed and dated EC / IRB approved written informed consent
  • * Ability to attend post-operative follow up visits
  • * Pregnancy or women planning to conceive within the study period
  • * Prisoner

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

AO Innovation Translation Center,

Karl Stoffel, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Universitätsspital Basel

Study Record Dates

2027-03-31