Patient factors, not procedure, linked with major complications after surgery for femoral neck fracture
Researchers used the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database to compare 30-day major complications and the need for perioperative transfusion between patients who underwent either total hip arthroplasty (THA) or hemiarthroplasty (HA) for femoral neck fracture. Patients who underwent THA for reasons other than femoral neck fracture were excluded, according to the study Source: Healio […]