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Study protocol: HipSTHeR - a register-based randomised controlled trial – hip screws or (total) hip replacement for undisplaced femoral neck fractures in older patients
BACKGROUND: Femoral neck fractures (FNFs), which are common in the older population, are associated with high mortality and morbidity. Some 20% of FNFs are undisplaced (uFNFs). The routine surgical procedure for uFNFs is internal fixation (IF) with 2–3 screws/pins with a reported reoperation rate in...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6975074/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31964340 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1418-2 |