What's new in hip fractures? Current concepts.
Hip fractures have been among the most studied injury patterns in adults. The number of hip fractures is increasing exponentially, and their treatment costs place great economic strain on society. Recently developed hip fracture treatments, emphasizing cost containment, deformity prevention, and evidence-based medicine, are attempts to optimize patient outcomes. In this article, we outline some of these developments with respect to femoral neck and intertrochanteric fractures.
Liporace
Frank A
FA
Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Egol
Kenneth A
KA
Tejwani
Nirmal
N
Zuckerman
Joseph D
JD
Koval
Kenneth J
KJ
D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome