Survival of patients aged over 80 years after Austin-Moore hemiarthroplasty and bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures

Survival of patients aged over 80 years after Austin-Moore hemiarthroplasty and bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures

Objectives: Hemiarthroplasty is recommended for treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in physically compromised elderly patients. The objective of this study was to analyze survivalof patients aged >80 years after the implantation of either an Austin-Moore type prosthesis or a bipolar bea...

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Main Authors: Chen-Chiang Lin, Shier-Chieg Huang, Yang-Kun Ou, Yung-Ching Liu, Ching-Mei Tsai, Hsin-Hui Chan, Chen-Ti Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
Austin-Moore hemiarthroplasty
bipolar hemiarthroplasty
elderly patients
femoral neck fracture
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595841200022X

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