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Total hip arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty for independently mobile older adults with intracapsular hip fractures

BACKGROUND: Displaced intracapsular hip fractures are typically treated with hemiarthroplasty (HA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA). A number of professional bodies recommend considering THA for patients that were independently mobile and cognitively intact before injury. The aim of this study was to...

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Autores principales: Metcalfe, David, Judge, Andrew, Perry, Daniel C., Gabbe, Belinda, Zogg, Cheryl K., Costa, Matthew L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6525472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31101041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2590-4