Association Between Uncemented vs Cemented Hemiarthroplasty and Revision Surgery Among Patients With Hip Fracture
Author(s) -
Kanu Okike,
Priscilla H. Chan,
Heather A. Prentice,
Elizabeth W. Paxton,
Robert A. Burri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2020.1067
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , retrospective cohort study , surgery , cohort study , femoral neck , fixation (population genetics) , cohort , implant , arthroplasty , femoral fracture , femur , population , osteoporosis , environmental health
Consensus guidelines and systematic reviews have suggested that cemented fixation is more effective than uncemented fixation in hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fractures. Given that these recommendations are based on research performed outside the United States, it is uncertain whether these findings also reflect the US experience.
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