Open AccessArthroplasty Versus Internal Fixation for the Treatment of Undisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Shaikh Afaq,
Nathan N. O’Hara,
Emil H. Schemitsch,
Sofia Bzovsky,
Sheila Sprague,
Rudolf W. Poolman,
Frede Frihagen,
Diane HeelsAnsdell,
Mohit Bhandari,
Marc F. Swiontkowski,
Gerard P. Slobogean
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1531-2291
pISSN - 0890-5339
DOI - 10.1097/bot.0000000000001940
Subject(s) - medicine , internal fixation , arthroplasty , odds ratio , surgery , confidence interval , retrospective cohort study , femoral neck , osteoporosis
To compare the 24-month risk of mortality between arthroplasty and internal fixation for undisplaced femoral neck fractures (FNFs).