Is cemented bipolar hemiarthroplasty a safe treatment for femoral neck fracture in elderly patients?

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Yurdakul E., Karaaslan F., KORKMAZ M., Duygulu F., Baktir A.

CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING, cilt.10, ss.1063-1067, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2147/cia.s85039
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1063-1067
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Controversy exists regarding the use of cement in hemiarthroplasty when treating a displaced femoral neck fracture in elderly patients. The primary hypothesis of this study was that the use of cement would afford better visual analog pain and activity scores in elderly patients.