Arthroplasty for Intracapsular Fractures of the Femoral Neck. Current Concept Review

Abstract

The authors discuss arguments concerning indications and selection of implants and operative techniques for arthroplasty in the treatment of femoral neck fractures. Their analysis is based on long-term experience with surgical treatment of patients with hip fractures and on the evaluation of a large number of publications by well-known specialists.

The assessed group included 4795 patients treated at their institution between 1997 and 2010, of whom 1532 underwent hip replacement, with 1032 receiving hemiarthroplasty (HA) and 500 having total hip replacement (THR) indicated for femoral neck fractures.

Keywords

• hip fracture
• total hip arthroplasty
• hemiarthroplasty
• cemented
• uncemented
• hybrid
• indications
• complications