Open AccessCemented versus Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty for Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures: 5-year Followup of a Randomized Trial
Author(s) -
Ellen Langslet,
Frede Frihagen,
Vidar Opland,
Jan Erik Madsen,
Lars Nordsletten,
Wender Figved
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-013-3308-9
Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , surgery , randomized controlled trial , harris hip score , orthopedic surgery , femoral neck , arthroplasty , femoral head , confidence interval , osteoporosis
Displaced femoral neck fractures usually are treated with hemiarthroplasty. However, the degree to which the design of the implant used (cemented or uncemented) affects the outcome is not known and may be therapeutically important.