Abstract:Intracapsular femoral neck fracture is a common injury in elderly person. The primary goal of treatment is to return the patient to him or her pre-fracture functional status. The surgical treatment is the treatment of choice, lip replacement arthroplasty (hemi or total) is a viable treatment option. Thirty elderly patients (age 50-80 years) with a displaced intracapsular femoral neck fracture were under treatment over a five year period (January 2010 to December 2015). All of them underwent hemiarthroplasty ei… Show more
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