What Is the Optimal Approach for Treating a Displaced Femoral Neck Fracture?

What Is the Optimal Approach for Treating a Displaced Femoral Neck Fracture?

Is there a better option for the surgical management of displaced femoral neck fractures? Maybe not better, but at least as good, according to the findings of a large clinical study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study – a head-to-head comparison of THA and hemiarthroplasty to treat displaced femoral head fractures – included nearly 1500 patients at 80 institutions in 10 countries.

Source: ICJR

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