Low conversion rates toward total hip arthroplasty after hemiarthroplasty in patients under 75  years of age

ConclusionHemiarthroplasty in the relatively young elderly after a fracture of the femoral neck demonstrates an acceptable conversion rate. Furthermore, unrevised patients show low complaints of pain. To prevent one conversion to total hip arthroplasty, 13.7 patients should be treated with total hip arthroplasty that will not undergo a conversion at a later stage. Therefore, hemiarthroplasty remains a viable treatment of femoral neck fractures in relatively young patients. There seems to be no space for standardized decision making concerning the choice of treatment. An individual approach is required.
Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research