Uncemented fully hydroxyapatite-coated hip stem for intracapsular femoral neck fractures in osteoporotic elderly patients: a multicenter study

Uncemented fully hydroxyapatite-coated hip stem for intracapsular femoral neck fractures in osteoporotic elderly patients: a multicenter study

There is still debate over the limits of age and bone stock quality of patients on whom to use an un-cemented straight stem coated with hydroxyapatite (HA). We studied a group of 244 patients with a displaced intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck who underwent cementless hemiarthroplasty or tot...

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Main Authors: Fabrizio Rivera, MD, Francesco Leonardi, MD, Pietro Maniscalco, MD, Marco Caforio, MD, Roberto Capelli, MD, Giampaolo Molinari, MD, Paolo Esopi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Uncemented stem
Femoral neck fracture
Hydroxyapatite
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344115000096

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