title: [The prospects of the usage of hip endoprosthesis in the fractures of femur in the elderly patients].
abstract: Seven cases of comminuted, unstable trochanteric fracture of the femur treated with total or partial hip arthroplasty are presented. The age of patients at operation ranged from 69 to 88 years (mean 81.3). General condition of these patients was critical, the treatment used allowed for early mobilization. One patient died 9 weeks after surgery. In remaining 6 cases good functional result has been found at mean follow-up of 17 months (range 8 to 47 months). Hip joint arthroplasty for trochanteric fracture in elderly patients in poor general state allows for early mobilization.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Ortopedii AM w Poznaniu.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Strzyzewski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Włodarczyk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kesa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Surdziel
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome