Key Clinical Points Acute Hip Fracture Hip fractures (categorized according to anatomical
location as a femoral-neck fracture or an intertrochanteric or subtrochanteric fracture) can …

Femoral neck fractures are a commonly encountered injury in orthopaedic practice and
result in significant morbidity and mortality. It is essential that surgeons are able to recognize …

Background Globally, hip fractures are among the top 10 causes of disability in adults. For
displaced femoral neck fractures, there remains uncertainty regarding the effect of a total hip …

Purpose Displaced femoral neck fractures in healthy elderly patients have traditionally been
managed with hemiarthroplasty (HA). Recent data suggest that total hip arthroplasty (THA) …

Background Displaced femoral neck fractures usually are treated with hemiarthroplasty.
However, the degree to which the design of the implant used (cemented or uncemented) …

Objective To determine whether total hip arthroplasty is associated with lower reoperation
rates, mortality, and complications, and better function and quality of life than …

Zinc (Zn)-based scaffold materials are receiving increasing interest as biodegradable
scaffold materials for biomedical applications due to their low elastic modulus and open …

The best treatment for the active and lucid elderly patient with a displaced intracapsular
fracture of the femoral neck is still controversial. Randomised controlled trials have shown …

Background: Controversy exists regarding the use of cement for hemiarthroplasty to treat a
displaced subcapital femoral neck fracture in elderly patients. The primary hypothesis of this …

Femoral neck fractures account for nearly half of all hip fractures with the vast majority
occurring in elderly patients after simple falls. Currently there may be sufficient evidence to …