Acute fractures of the femoral neck managed by total hip replacement.
The criteria for the management of patients with femoral neck fractures by internal fixation, hemiarthroplasty, or total hip replacement are becoming better defined. Our experience in 111 cases indicates that total hip arthroplasty has a definite role if the cases are carefully selected. The main indication is a high-risk fracture in an elderly patient with associated pre-existing joint disease.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography