Risk factors for intraoperative greater trochanteric fractures in hemiarthroplasty for intracapsular femoral neck fractures
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DOI: 10.1007/s00068-020-01549-0
Abstract: Hemiarthroplasty is widely accepted as the treatment of choice in elderly patients with a displaced intracapsular femoral neck fracture. Intraoperative greater trochanteric fractures thwart this successful procedure, resulting in prolonged recovery, inferior outcome, and increased… read more here.
Keywords: risk; fracture; intracapsular femoral; trochanteric fractures ... See more keywords