Open AccessComparison of Bone Preservation in Elderly Patients with Femoral Neck Fracture After Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty Using Shorter Femoral Stem and Standard Femoral Stem
Author(s) -
Jae Young Lim,
Hyeong Jun Park,
Yong Seuk Lee,
YongChan Ha,
Kyung Hoi Koo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.1007/s43465-020-00115-5
Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , femoral neck , surgery , femur , ambulatory , bone mineral , stress shielding , radiography , osteoporosis , arthroplasty , implant
This randomized control study was designed to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes, including periprosthetic bone mineral density (BMD) changes, between the short and standard stems after using cementless hemiarthroplasty in elderly patients with femur neck fractures.