Early postoperative mortality similar between cemented and uncemented hip arthroplasty: a register study based on Finnish national data
Background and purpose — Implant survival of cemented total hip arthroplasty (THA) in elderly patients is higher than that of uncemented THA. However, a higher mortality rate in patients undergoing cemented THA compared with uncemented or hybrid THA has been reported. We assessed whether cemented fi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Medical Journals Sweden
2019-01-01
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Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2018.1558500 |