Minimally invasive anterior muscle-sparing versus a transgluteal approach for hemiarthroplasty in femoral neck fractures-a prospective randomised controlled trial including 190 elderly patients

Minimally invasive anterior muscle-sparing versus a transgluteal approach for hemiarthroplasty in femoral neck fractures-a prospective randomised controlled trial including 190 elderly patients

Abstract Background The relevance of femoral neck fractures (FNFs) increases with the ageing of numerous societies, injury-related decline is observed in many patients. Treatment strategies have evolved towards primary joint replacement, but the impact of different approaches remains a matter of deb...

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Main Authors: Franziska Saxer, Patrick Studer, Marcel Jakob, Norbert Suhm, Rachel Rosenthal, Salome Dell-Kuster, Werner Vach, Nicolas Bless
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Femoral neck fracture
Orthogeriatrics
Gerontotraumatology
Fracture hemiarthroplasty
Minimal invasive hemiarthroplasty
Trauma surgery in geriatric patients
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0898-9

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