Open AccessCemented or Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty for Intracapsular Hip Fracture
Author(s) -
M.A. Fernandez,
Juul Achten,
Nick Parsons,
Xavier L Griffin,
May-Ee Png,
Jenny Gould,
Alwin McGibbon,
Matthew L. Costa
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa2108337
Subject(s) - hip fracture , fracture (geology) , medicine , orthodontics , surgery , materials science , osteoporosis , composite material , endocrinology
Controversy exists over the use of bone cement in hip fractures treated with hemiarthroplasty. Only limited data on quality of life after cemented as compared with modern uncemented hemiarthroplasties are available.
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