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Perioperative mortality after hemiarthroplasty related to fixation method: A study based on the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The appropriate fixation method for hemiarthroplasty of the hip as it relates to implant survivorship and patient mortality is a matter of ongoing debate. We examined the influence of fixation method on revision rate and mortality. METHODS: We analyzed approximately 25,000 he...

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Autores principales: Costain, Darren J, Whitehouse, Sarah L, Pratt, Nicole L, Graves, Stephen E, Ryan, Philip, Crawford, Ross W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3235304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21561308
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2011.584208