Acetabular erosion after bipolar hip hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture in elderly patients: a retrospective study

CONCLUSIONS: Age constitutes a significant factor of acetabular wear after HA in the elderly. The higher rate of acetabular wear in patients <75 years suggests that THA is a more viable option, as HA is for patients >80 years old.PMID:37932231 | DOI:10.1177/11207000231208666

Source: Hip International - November 6, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: George A Macheras Dimitrios Pallis Konstantinos Tsivelekas Margarita M Ampadiotaki Panagiotis Lepetsos Dimitrios Tzefronis Konstantinos Kateros Stamatios A Papadakis Source Type: research