title: Primary total hip replacement for displaced subcapital femoral fractures.
abstract: A retrospective study of 48 patients, in whom total hip arthroplasty was undertaken as the primary management of displaced subcapital femoral fracture, has established that results are sufficiently good to merit a prospective trial of total arthroplasty against hemi-arthroplasty for his condition. Prosthetic dislocation occurred in 7 patients and was the major complication, but successful results were not thereby precluded.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies