FAITH: Fracture fixation in the operative management of hip fractures

High rates of re-operations after initial hip fracture fixation, the associated morbidity, mortality, and costs motivated the FAITH trial. FAITH was an international, multicentre, concealed randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of a single large diameter screw with a side-plate (sliding hip screw) or the current standard, multiple small diameter cancellous screws, on re-operation rates over a 24-month follow-up in patients with a low-energy femoral neck fracture. Health-related quality of life was also measured within 24 months.