The prevalence of fracture extension in displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly

Abstract. Objective:. Arthroplasty is the common treatment for intracapsular femoral neck fractures in the elderly. Recent studies have shown that there may be more overall complications related to uncemented hemiarthroplasty compared to cemented, including more subsidence, intraoperative fractures,...

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Main Authors: Kyle Matsuo Natsuhara, MD, Robert Downey Boutin, MD, Mark Andrew Lee, MD, John Patrick Meehan, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-12-01
Series:OTA International
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000033