Hemi-arthroplasty performed in a 109-year-old patient with intertrochanteric fracture: A case report

The mortality of conservative treatment and the risk resulting from operation for elderly patients with femoral intertrochanteric fractures are high. Safety in the perioperative period and quicker recovery should be placed at the top priority for elderly patients with hip fractures. We reported a ca...

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Main Authors: Peng-Fei Yang, Hao Chen, Xiao-Jun Duan, Guang-Xing Chen, Lin Guo, Hua-Quan Fan, Liu Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Traumatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127517300639