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Elderly Hip Fractures: Similar mortality rates with cemented vs uncemented hemiprostheses
September 2013
Elderly Hip Fractures: Similar mortality rates with cemented vs uncemented hemiprostheses
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
No difference in mortality between cemented and uncemented hemiprosthesis for elderly patients with cervical hip fracture. A prospective randomized study on 334 patients over 75 years
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2013 Jun;133(6):805-9. doi: 10.1007/s00402-013-1726-5. Epub 2013 Mar 27Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
334 patients, over the age of 75, presenting with cervical hip fractures were randomized to receive either a cemented or uncemented hemiprosthesis to compare mortality rates at 1 year between the two treatments. Results indicated that the uncemented group had a significantly decreased operating time and blood loss compared to the cemented group, without a significantly higher mortality rate (when ...
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