Journal article
Decision Making
Abstract
Summary: Femoral neck fractures account for half of all hip fractures with a rapidly increasing incidence. Since they are associated with high mortality, decrease in quality of life, and high total costs, much research on the optimal treatment of these fractures has been undertaken. In this article, we provide a summary of the available evidence comparing open reduction and internal fixation and arthroplasty. We focus on the treatment of …
Authors
Dijkman B; Kooistra B; Ferguson T; Bhandari M
Journal
Techniques in Orthopaedics, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 288–295
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 2008
DOI
10.1097/bto.0b013e318196fb53
ISSN
0885-9698