# The Viability of Short Stems in Total Hip Arthroplasty

> **NCT02577822** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Northwestern University** · enrollment: 60 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Osteoarthritis of Hip

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Taperloc standard length stem
- **DEVICE:** Taperloc short length stem

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02577822
- **Lead sponsor:** Northwestern University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2013-10
- **Primary completion:** 2018-08
- **Final completion:** 2019-07
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-09


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02577822

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02577822, "The Viability of Short Stems in Total Hip Arthroplasty". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02577822. Licensed CC0.

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