MAPT Protocol: Fixation Versus Arthroplasty Surgical Treatments for Early Recovery After HIP Fracture (FASTER-HIP)

Inclusion Criteria:

* 60 years of age or older undergoing surgery due to a minimally displaced femoral neck fracture
* The patient has a health condition affecting physical mobility.
* Complete fracture of the femoral neck (AO/OTA 31B) confirmed with anteroposterior and lateral hip radiographs, computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging.
* Minimally displaced fracture that could be, in the judgment of the attending surgeon, managed with either arthroplasty or in situ internal fixation without reduction.
* Low energy injury mechanism.
* Surgeons with expertise in internal fixation and total hip arthroplasty or hemiarthroplasty are available to perform surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

* The patient is not clinically suitable for either compared treatment.
* Expected injury survival of less than 12 months.
* Terminal illness with expected survival of less than 12 months.
* Incarceration.
* Unable to obtain informed consent due to language barriers.
* Unable to obtain informed consent because the legally authorized representative was unavailable.
* Problems, in the judgment of the study personnel, with maintaining follow-up with the patient.
* Currently enrolled in a study or intervention domain that does not permit co-enrollment.
* Prior enrollment in the specific platform trial intervention domain.
* Patient or legally authorized representative did not provide informed consent (declined participation).
* Eligible patient or legally authorized representative was not approached within the screening window (missed participant).
* Other reasons to exclude the patient, as approved by the data coordinating center.
* Associated lower extremity injury that prevents post-operative weight-bearing.
* Retained hardware around the hip that precludes either study treatment.
* Infection around the hip (soft tissue or bone).
* Pathologic fracture with a lytic lesion in the femoral neck that precludes internal fixation.
* Injury did not occur within 21 days of screening.
* Patient is too ill, in the judgment of the attending surgeon, for internal fixation.
* Patient is too ill, in the judgment of the attending surgeon, for arthroplasty.