Total Hip Arthroplasty Compared to Internal Fixation for Displaced Intracapsular Fractures of the Femoral Neck

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 1990
The primary aim of this study was to determine the Harris hip score as an evaluation of hip function, in mentally competent elderly patients (\>65 years old) treated with either THR or IF, after contracting a displaced femoral neck fracture. The secondary aim was to compare the rate of reoperations and complications between the two groups.
Epistemonikos ID: 1996f607f840960eb39cf05873791b364a224c3c
First added on: May 06, 2024