High rate of reoperation and conversion to total hip arthroplasty after internal fixation of young femoral neck fractures: a population-based study of 796 patients

High rate of reoperation and conversion to total hip arthroplasty after internal fixation of young femoral neck fractures: a population-based study of 796 patients

Background and purpose — Most often, the goal of non-geriatric femoral neck fracture surgery is to preserve the native hip joint. However, reoperations for painful implants, osteonecrosis, and nonunion are common. We determined the reoperation rate and time-to-reoperation following internal fixation...

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Main Authors: David J Stockton, Lyndsay M O’Hara, Nathan N O’Hara, Kelly A Lefaivre, Peter J O’Brien, Gerard P Slobogean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2019-01-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2018.1558380

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