Posterolateral or Direct Lateral Surgical Approach for Hemiarthroplasty After a Hip Fracture: A Randomized Clinical Trial Alongside a Natural Experiment

Importance: Hip fractures in older adults are serious injuries that result in disability, higher rates of illness and death, and a substantial strain on health care resources. High-quality evidence to improve hip fracture care regarding the surgical approach of hemiarthroplasty is lacking. Objective: To compare 6-month outcomes of the...

Posterolateral or direct lateral approach for cemented hemiarthroplasty after femoral neck fracture (APOLLO): Protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial with economic evaluation and natural experiment alongside

Background and purpose — The posterolateral and direct lateral surgical approach are the 2 most common surgical approaches for performing a hemiarthroplasty in patients with a hip fracture. It is unknown which surgical approach is preferable in terms of (cost-)effectiveness and quality of life. Methods and analysis — We designed a multicenter...