Mortality After Periprosthetic Femur Fractures During and After Primary and Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty.

CONCLUSION: Periprosthetic femur fractures are not associated with excess mortality among primary osteoarthritis patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III. PMID: 30461519 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research