title: Total hip replacement is preferred for displaced femoral neck fracture in selected elderly patients: commentary on an article by Ghazi Khalil Chammout, MD, et al.: "total hip replacement versus open reduction and internal fixation of displaced femoral neck fractures. A randomized long-term follow-up study".
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Marsh
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male