Treatment of subcapital femoral fractures by primary total hip replacement.
Primary total hip replacement for displaced subcapital fractures may be performed with an acceptable mortality. The majority of a series of patients who were reviewed after operation experienced few symptoms and 87 per cent were able to walk independently. These results compared favourably with other forms of management, and deterioration was seldom observed.
D000368:Aged; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality