Evaluation of Contemporary Trends in Femoral Neck Fracture Management Reveals Discrepancies in Treatment

Background: Recent evidence supports total hip arthroplasty (THA) as compared to hemiarthroplasty (HA) for the management of displaced femoral neck fractures in a significant subset of elderly patients. The purpose of this study was to examine trends in femoral neck fracture management over the last...

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Main Authors: Julius Bishop MD, Arthur Yang MS, Michael Githens MD, Alex H. S. Sox PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-09-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458516658328