title: Hip replacement in the elderly.
abstract: Hip replacement is commonplace and generally successful except for the very elderly in whom repeated surgery may be necessary. The benefit for many of these patients is questioned in the context of predictability of outcome and consideration of quality of life and death.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hardy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003219:Confidentiality; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018579:Patient Selection; D011788:Quality of Life; D040841:Resource Allocation