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, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

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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.