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Internal fixation or hip replacement for undisplaced femoral neck fractures? Pre-fracture health differences reflect survival and functional outcome

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Internal fixation (IF) has been the standard procedure for undisplaced femoral neck fractures (FNFs). However, there is a changing trend towards hip replacement (HR). Yet there is a knowledge gap regarding the benefits of this surgical method. We investigated functional outco...

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Autores principales: EK, Stina, AL-ANI, Helen, GREVE, Katarina, MODIG, Karin, HEDSTRÖM, Margareta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medical Journals Sweden, on behalf of the Nordic Orthopedic Federation 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9275487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35819453
http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2022.3974