Open AccessCementless hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in elderly patients
Author(s) -
Yusuf Öztürkmen,
Mahmut Karamehmetoğlu,
Mustafa Caniklioğlu,
Yener Ince,
İbrahim Azboy
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.4103/0019-5413.38582
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , harris hip score , femoral neck , radiological weapon , femoral canal , heterotopic ossification , femur , arthroplasty , osteoporosis
The use of cement is associated with increased morbidity and mortality rate in elderly patients, hence cementless hemiarthroplasty is suggested. We evaluated the results of cementless hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in elderly patients with high-risk clinical problems.