title: Surgical prosthetic treatment.
abstract: Fragility fractures typically occur in elderly patients related principally to osteoporosis. A significative percentage of these fractures have to be treated surgically but comorbilities are often present, and need to be grossly stabilized before surgery. However, there is for these fractures a high rate of morbidity and mortality at short-term. Moreover, patients affected by a fragility fracture are at risk for another fragility fracture later in life.The Authors present an overview of the main patterns of proximal femoral fractures, underlining the peculiar features and choices of surgical treatment, and relating to specific indications and results of each treatment.
authors.affiliation: 2ª Orthopaedic Clinic (Chief: Prof. Massimo Innocenti) Orthopaedic Traumatologic Center University of Florence Largo Piero Palagi 1, 50139 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carulli
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matassi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Civinini
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villano
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Innocenti