Arthroplasty for Acute Hip Fractures, Early Results


Abstract in English

THA as a primary management for acute fractures around the hip should generally be reserved to a very selected few patients where the general condition, life expectancy, age, bone quality, pathological changes, type of injury... Primary THA for acute fractures around the hip done with proper patient selection under the proper condition, and requirements can result in good clinical results with excellent short-term survival of the prosthesis.

References used

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Carnesale PG, Anderson LD: Primary prosthetic replacement for femoral neck fractures, Arch Surg 110: 27, 1975
Delamarter R, Moreland JR: Treatment of acute femoral neck fractures with total hip arthroplasty, Clin O rthop 218: 68, 1987

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