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Total hip replacement and hemiarthroplasty in patients with femoral neck fractures
August 2013
Total hip replacement and hemiarthroplasty in patients with femoral neck fractures
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Total hip replacement and hemiarthroplasty in mobile, independent patients with a displaced intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck: A seven-ten-year follow-up report of a prospective randomised controlled trial
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery BR; 2011; 93(B); 1045-1048Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
81 elderly patients with displaced intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck were randomized to receive treatment based upon either total hip replacement (THR) or hemiarthroplasty (HA). The results of the 10 year study indicated that patients of the THR group were found to walk further and had better outcomes in comparison to patients who underwent HA; this difference was not significant. Howeve...
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