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Salvage of failed internal fixation of intertrochanteric hip fractures: clinical and functional outcomes of total hip arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty

BACKGROUND: Failed internal fixation of intertrochanteric (IT) hip fractures presents a significant challenge in the elderly, osteoporotic population. Conversion total hip arthroplasty (cTHA) and hemiarthroplasty (cHA) are both accepted salvage operations for failed IT fracture fixation, though limi...

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Autores principales: Luthringer, Tyler A., Elbuluk, Ameer M., Behery, Omar A., Cizmic, Zlatan, Deshmukh, Ajit J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30186926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2018.06.002