Survival of patients aged over 80 years after Austin-Moore hemiarthroplasty and bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures
Objectives: Hemiarthroplasty is recommended for treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in physically compromised elderly patients. The objective of this study was to analyze survivalof patients aged >80 years after the implantation of either an Austin-Moore type prosthesis or a bipolar bea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-04-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595841200022X |