Safety of total hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures using the direct anterior approach: a retrospective observational study in 86 elderly patients

BACKGROUND: The femoral neck fracture is one of the most common fractures in the elderly. A variety of methods and approaches are used to treat it. Total hip arthroplasty is a preferred approach in independent, mobile, elderly patients, given its more favorable long-term outcome. Our hypothesis is t...

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Autores principales: Thürig, Grégoire, Schmitt, Jürgen Wilfried, Slankamenac, Ksenija, Werner, Clément M. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27158263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-016-0100-2

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