title: The bi-articular hip prosthesis for fractures of the femoral neck--a preliminary report.
abstract: The bi-articular hip prosthesis (BHP), based on an original design by Bateman, is a bi-polar hemi-arthroplasty which seeks to reduce acetabular wear. We have used this prosthesis to treat 101 elderly patients with displaced intra-capsular fractures of the neck of the femur. The results of the first two years experience with this prosthesis are encouraging. Post-operative hip pain was not significant and did not interfere with mobility. The use of the antero-lateral approach to the hip joint prevented dislocation of the prosthesis, in contra-distinction to reports of series in which the Southern approach was used.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D011183:Postoperative Complications