Journal article
Internal fixation compared with arthroplasty for displaced fractures of the femoral neck. A meta-analysis.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The optimal choice for the stabilization of displaced femoral neck fractures remains controversial, with alternatives including arthroplasty and internal fixation. Our objective was to determine the effect of arthroplasty (hemiarthroplasty, bipolar arthroplasty, and total hip arthroplasty), compared with that of internal fixation, on rates of mortality, revision, pain, function, operating time, and wound infection in patients with a …
Authors
Bhandari M; Devereaux PJ; Swiontkowski MF; Tornetta P; Obremskey W; Koval KJ; Nork S; Sprague S; Schemitsch EH; Guyatt GH
Journal
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 85, No. 9, pp. 1673–1681
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 2003
DOI
10.2106/00004623-200309000-00004
ISSN
0021-9355