Medicine

Hip fractures in elderly patients treated with bipolar hemiarthroplasty: comparison between cemented and cementless implants

S. Santini, A. Rebeccato, I. Bolgan, G. Turi

2005.6.1Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

DOI: 10.1007/s10195-005-0086-5

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Considering the higher cost for the cementless prosthesis, the use of cementless bipolar hemiarthropalsy does not seem to be justified in daily orthopaedic practice for the treatment of femoral neck fractures in elderly patients.

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SANTINI, S., et al. Hip fractures in elderly patients treated with bipolar hemiarthroplasty: Comparison between cemented and cementless implants. Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2005, 6: 80–87.