title: Bateman UPF prosthesis in fractures of the femoral neck.
abstract: The Bateman universal proximal femoral (UPF) endoprosthesis has been used in 225 patients for treatment of acute fractures of the femoral neck. In 156 patients with an average follow-up of 29 months and an average age of 79 years, there were no demonstrable advantages over the Moore prosthesis.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male