Open AccessTHA for a Fractured Femoral Neck: Comparing the Revision and Dislocation Rates of Standard-head, Large-head, Dual-mobility, and Constrained Liners
Author(s) -
Wayne Hoskins,
Xavier L Griffin,
Alesha Hatton,
Richard N. de Steiger,
Roger Bingham
Publication year - 2020
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 - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001447
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral head , prosthesis , surgery , femoral neck , arthroplasty , orthopedic surgery , survivorship curve , osteoporosis , population , environmental health
THA is a reasonable surgical option for some patients with fragility fractures of the femoral neck, but it has the risk of prosthesis dislocation. The prosthesis combination that reduces the risk of dislocation and the rate of revision surgery is not known.