Revision risk of salvage compared with acute total hip arthroplasty following femoral neck fracture: an analysis from the Dutch Arthroplasty Register

Background and purpose: There is no consensus on the treatment of patients with femoral neck fractures between internal fixation (IF) or directly treated with a total hip arthroplasty (fracture-THA) in particular for the age group 60–70 years. Failure of IF is not uncommon, resulting in salvage tot...

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Main Authors: Peter P Schmitz, Gerjon Hannink, Matthijs P Somford, B Willem Schreurs, Job L C van Susante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2023-07-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
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Online Access:https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/17743